Editorial [ Hot Topic: Host Defense Peptide: Roles and Application (Guest Editor: Alessandro Tossi)]

摘要: Peptides play a primary role in host defense. To most researchers, they immediately call to mind protein fragments as antigens, or signaling molecules between the cellular components of innate and/or adaptive immunity. However, all life forms also produce peptides with direct capacity inactivate micro organisms, central component These antimicrobial (AMPs) have an ancient lineage and likely participated relentless battle pathogen throughout evolution, so helping shape relationship microbe, be it commensal pathogen.