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| Duvic, B.; Jouan, V.; Essa, N.; Girard, P-a; Pages, S.; Khattar, Z. Abi; Volkoff, N-a; Givaudan, A.; Destoumieux-garzon, Delphine; Escoubas, Jean-michel. |
| An antimicrobial peptide (AMP) of the cecropin family was isolated by HPLC from plasma of the insect pest, Spodoptera frugiperda. Its molecular mass is 3910.9 Da as determined by mass spectrometry. Thanks to the EST database Spodobase, we were able to describe 13 cDNAs encoding six different cecropins which belong to the sub-families CecA, CecB, CecC and CecD. The purified peptide identified as CecB1 was chemically synthesized (syCecB1). It was shown to be active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as fungi. Two closely related entomopathogenic bacteria, Xenorhabdus nematophila F1 and Xenorhabdus mauleonii VC01(T) showed different susceptibility to syCecB1. Indeed, X. nematophila was sensitive to syCecB1 whereas X. mauleonii had a... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Humoral immunity; Innate immunity; Immunosuppression; Lepidopteran; Invertebrate. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00086/19728/17485.pdf |
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