Cathepsin D produces antimicrobial peptide parasin I from histone H2A in the skin mucosa of fish
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- 14 January 2002
- journal article
- fj express-summaries
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 16 (3) , 429-431
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.01-0736fje
Abstract
Parasin I is a potent 19-residue antimicrobial peptide isolated from the skin mucus of wounded catfish (Parasilurus asotus). Here we describe the mechanism of parasin I production from histone H2A in...Keywords
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- Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (R01-1999-1-00109)
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