Amphibian Proteins - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Folding propensity and biological activity of peptides: the effect of a single stereochemical isomerization on the conformational properties of bombinins in aqueous solution.

30 Aug 2008 Folding propensities of bombinins H2 and H4, two members of amphibian bombinins H, a family of 17-20 residue alpha-helical peptides, have been investigated by means of circular dichroism (CD) measurements and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. ... Read more...

Efficacy of the amphibian peptide distinctin in a neutropenic mouse model of staphylococcal sepsis.

30 Aug 2008 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of distinctin in a neutropenic mouse model of staphylococcal sepsis. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, and controlled animal study. SETTING: Research laboratory in a University Hospital. SUBJECTS: BALB/c male ... Read more...

Potential roles of histones in host defense as antimicrobial agents.

30 Aug 2008 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are widely distributed in various organisms, comprise part of the host innate defense system to kill or damage bacterial and fungal pathogens. Amphibian skin is known to produce various AMPs, and is used as a ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Amphibian Proteins'

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• Folding propensity and biological activity of peptides: the effect of a single stereochemical isomerization on the conformational properties of bombinins in aqueous solution. 30 Aug 2008
• Efficacy of the amphibian peptide distinctin in a neutropenic mouse model of staphylococcal sepsis. 30 Aug 2008
• Potential roles of histones in host defense as antimicrobial agents. 30 Aug 2008
• Coarse-grained simulations of the membrane-active antimicrobial Peptide maculatin 1.1. 16 Jul 2008
• Gene expression reveals unique skeletal patterning in the limb of the direct-developing frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui. 29 Jun 2008
• Design of potent, non-toxic antimicrobial agents based upon the naturally occurring frog skin peptides, ascaphin-8 and peptide XT-7. 10 Jun 2008
• Brevinin-2R(1) semi-selectively kills cancer cells by a distinct mechanism, which involves the lysosomal-mitochondrial death pathway. 30 May 2008
• The adrenergic receptor subtypes present in frog (Rana esculenta) skin. 8 May 2008
• Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding atypical antimicrobial and cytotoxic Brevinin-1Ja from the skin of the Japanese brown frog, Rana japonica. 29 Apr 2008
• Inhibition of Bufo arenarum oocyte maturation induced by cholesterol depletion by methyl-beta-cyclodextrin. Role of low-density caveolae-like membranes. 16 Mar 2008
• Conformational analysis of the broad-spectrum antibacterial peptide, ranatuerin-2CSa: identification of a full length helix-turn-helix motif. 12 Mar 2008
• [nAG, a molecular clue for nerve dependence of regeneration] 28 Feb 2008
• A novel family of antimicrobial peptides from the skin of Amolops loloensis. 6 Feb 2008
• Insulin-releasing properties of the frog skin peptide pseudin-2 and its [Lys18]-substituted analogue. 30 Jan 2008
• Allosteric ligands for the corticotropin releasing factor type 1 receptor modulate conformational states involved in receptor activation. 29 Jan 2008
• In vitro activity of dermaseptin S4 derivatives against genital infections pathogens. 22 Jan 2008
• Oxidation versus carboxamidomethylation of S-S bond in ranid frog peptides: pro and contra for de novo MALDI-MS sequencing. 9 Jan 2008
• Activities of the frog skin peptide, ascaphin-8 and its lysine-substituted analogs against clinical isolates of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria. 7 Nov 2007
• Expression, binding, and signaling properties of CRF2(a) receptors endogenously expressed in human retinoblastoma Y79 cells: passage-dependent regulation of functional receptors. 30 Oct 2007
• Comparative analysis of the bactericidal activities of amphibian peptide analogues against multidrug-resistant nosocomial bacterial strains. 20 Oct 2007

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Technical information about 'Amphibian Proteins'

Definition: Proteins obtained from species in the class of AMPHIBIANS.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D029845

Alternative terms: Amphibian Proteins;

Related Mesh Headings: Amphibians;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; drug effects; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; ultrastructure; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D12.776.045;

History Note: 2002

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific protein (IM) + specific amphibian (IM)