›› 2013, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 103-107.

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Research Progress of β-defensins in Mammalian

YUAN Xi   

  1. Mianyang Agricultural School of Sichuan Province, Mianyang 621000, China
  • Received:2012-04-27 Online:2013-02-20 Published:2013-02-06

Abstract: Defensins are a class of cysteine-rich cationic endogenous antimicrobial peptides widely distributed in animals and plants.The defensins play an important role in the innate immune system of host defense mechanisms. This review focuses on their distributing, molecular structure, chromosomal localization, the expression and regulation of the defensin genes, biological effects, and the application prospects.

Key words: β-defensins; mammal; research progress

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