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Nicole L. van der Weerden Mark R. Bleackley Marilyn A. Anderson 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2013,70(19):3545-3570
Antimicrobial peptides are a vital component of the innate immune system of all eukaryotic organisms and many of these peptides have potent antifungal activity. They have potential application in the control of fungal pathogens that are a serious threat to both human health and food security. Development of antifungal peptides as therapeutics requires an understanding of their mechanism of action on fungal cells. To date, most research on antimicrobial peptides has focused on their activity against bacteria. Several antimicrobial peptides specifically target fungal cells and are not active against bacteria. Others with broader specificity often have different mechanisms of action against bacteria and fungi. This review focuses on the mechanism of action of naturally occurring antifungal peptides from a diverse range of sources including plants, mammals, amphibians, insects, crabs, spiders, and fungi. While antimicrobial peptides were originally proposed to act via membrane permeabilization, the mechanism of antifungal activity for these peptides is generally more complex and often involves entry of the peptide into the cell. 相似文献
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Antifungal proteins: targets,mechanisms and prospective applications 总被引:15,自引:2,他引:13
All organisms have evolved several defence systems in order to protect themselves against bacteria, fungi and viruses. Higher organisms have developed a complex network of humoral and cellular responses, called adaptive immunity. A second defence system, innate immunity, was discovered in the early 1980s, consisting of small cationic peptides with a broad antimicrobial spectrum. These proteins act immediately at sites of infection or inflammation. The production of proteins with antimicrobial activity was not limited to higher organisms but was also found in insects, plants and microorganisms. During the last 2decades a broad range of proteins with very different structural features have been isolated and characterised from differing organisms ranging from bacteria to human beings. Over 500cationic membrane-acting proteins with antimicrobial and antifungal activities have been identified to date. Apart from these proteins, a very large number of antifungal proteins active on the fungal cell wall, on enzymes of the cell wall synthesis machinery, the plasma membrane and on intracellular targets have been characterised.Received 17 June 2003; received after revision 4 August 2003; accepted 18 August 2003 相似文献
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With the rapid rise in the emergence of bacterial strains resistant to multiple classes of antimicrobial agents, there is
an urgent need to develop novel antimicrobial therapies to combat these pathogens. Cationic host defence peptides (HDPs) and
synthetic derivatives termed innate defence regulators (IDRs) represent a promising alternative approach in the treatment
of microbial-related diseases. Cationic HDPs (also termed antimicrobial peptides) have emerged from their origins as nature’s
antibiotics and are widely distributed in organisms from insects to plants to mammals and non-mammalian vertebrates. Although
their original and primary function was proposed to be direct antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi, parasites and/or
viruses, cationic HDPs are becoming increasingly recognized as multifunctional mediators, with both antimicrobial activity
and diverse immunomodulatory properties. Here we provide an overview of the antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities
of cationic HDPs, and discuss their potential application as beneficial therapeutics in overcoming infectious diseases. 相似文献
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Regulation of neutrophil apoptosis via death receptors 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
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The eye and its associated tissues including the lacrimal system and lids have evolved several defence mechanisms to prevent
microbial invasion. Included among this armory are several host-defence peptides. These multifunctional molecules are being
studied not only for their endogenous antimicrobial properties but also for their potential therapeutic effects. Here the
current knowledge of host-defence peptide expression in the eye will be summarised. The role of these peptides in eye disease
will be discussed with the primary focus being on infectious keratitis, inflammatory conditions including dry eye and wound
healing. Finally the potential of using host-defence peptides and their mimetics/derivatives for the treatment and prevention
of eye diseases is addressed. 相似文献
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Intestinal epithelial barrier and mucosal immunity 总被引:12,自引:0,他引:12
Müller CA Autenrieth IB Peschel A 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2005,62(12):1297-1307
The innate immune system plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity of the intestine and protecting the host against a vast number of potential microbial pathogens from resident and transient gut microflora. Mucosal epithelial cells and Paneth cells produce a variety of antimicrobial peptides (defensins, cathelicidins, crytdinrelated sequence peptides, bactericidal/permeabilityincreasing protein, chemokine CCL20) and bacteriolytic enzymes (lysozyme, group IIA phospholipase A2) that protect mucosal surfaces and crypts containing intestinal stem cells against invading microbes. Many of the intestinal antimicrobial molecules have additional roles of attracting leukocytes, alarming the adaptive immune system or neutralizing proinflammatory bacterial molecules. Dysfunction of components of the innate immune system has recently been implicated in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, illustrating the pivotal role of innate immunity in maintaining the delicate balance between immune tolerance and immune response in the gut. 相似文献
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In recent years the interest in antimicrobial proteins and peptides and their mode of action has been rapidly increasing due
to their potential to prevent and combat microbial infections in all areas of life. A detailed knowledge about the function
of such proteins is the most important requirement to consider them for future application. Our research in recent years has
been focused on the low molecular weight, cysteine-rich and cationic antifungal protein PAF from Penicillium chrysogenum, which inhibits the growth of opportunistic zoo-pathogens including Aspergillus fumigatus, numerous plant-pathogenic fungi and the model organism Aspergillus nidulans. So far, the experimental results indicate that PAF elicits hyperpolarization of the plasma membrane and the activation of
ion channels, followed by an increase in reactive oxygen species in the cell and the induction of an apoptosis-like phenotype.
Detailed knowledge about the molecular mechanism of action of antifungal proteins such as PAF contributes to the development
of new antimicrobial strategies that are urgently needed.
Received 09 August 2007; received after revision 17 September 2007; accepted 19 September 2007 相似文献
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Muthulekha Swamydas Timothy J. Break Michail S. Lionakis 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2015,72(11):2157-2175
Over the past two decades, fungal infections have emerged as significant causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies, hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplantation and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Besides neutrophils and CD4+ T lymphocytes, which have long been known to play an indispensable role in promoting protective antifungal immunity, mononuclear phagocytes are now being increasingly recognized as critical mediators of host defense against fungi. Thus, a recent surge of research studies has focused on understanding the mechanisms by which resident and recruited monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells accumulate and become activated at the sites of fungal infection. Herein, we critically review how a variety of G-protein coupled chemoattractant receptors and their ligands mediate mononuclear phagocyte recruitment and effector function during infection by the most common human fungal pathogens. 相似文献
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Guido Tarone Mauro Sbroggiò Mara Brancaccio 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2013,70(21):4047-4054
The ability of cardiomyocytes to detect mechanical and humoral stimuli is critical for adaptation of the myocardium in response to new conditions and for sustaining the increased workload during stress. While certain stimuli mediate a beneficial adaptation to stress conditions, others result in maladaptive remodelling, ultimately leading to heart failure. Specific signalling pathways activating either adaptive or maladaptive cardiac remodelling have been identified. Paradoxically, however, in a number of cases, the transduction pathways involved in such opposing responses engage the same signalling proteins. A notable example is the Raf–MEK1/2–ERK1/2 signalling pathway that can control both adaptive and maladaptive remodelling. ERK1/2 signalling requires a signalosome complex where a scaffold protein drives the assembly of these three kinases into a linear pathway to facilitate their sequential phosphorylation, ultimately targeting specific effector molecules. Interestingly, a number of different Raf–MEK1/2–ERK1/2 scaffold proteins have been identified, and their role in determining the adaptive or maladaptive cardiac remodelling is a promising field of investigation for the development of therapeutic strategies capable of selectively potentiating the adaptive response. 相似文献
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Cathelicidins - a family of multifunctional antimicrobial peptides 总被引:12,自引:0,他引:12
One component of host defence at mucosal surfaces are epithelial-derived antimicrobial peptides. Cathelicidins are one family of antimicrobial peptides characterized by conserved pro-peptide sequences that have been identified in several mammalian species. LL-37/hCAP-18 is the only cathelicidin found in humans and is expressed in inflammatory and epithelial cells. Besides their direct antimicrobial function, cathelicidins have multiple roles as mediators of inflammation influencing diverse processes such as cell proliferation and migration, immune modulation, wound healing, angiogenesis and the release of cytokines and histamine. Finally, cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides qualify as prototypes of innovative drugs that may be used to treat infection and/or modulate the immune response. This review provides an overview of antimicrobial peptides of the cathelicidin family, the structures of their genes and peptides and their biological functions. 相似文献
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Danielle Kamato Muhamad Ashraf Rostam Rebekah Bernard Terrence J. Piva Nitin Mantri Daniel Guidone Wenhua Zheng Narin Osman Peter J. Little 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2015,72(4):799-808
G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signalling is mediated through transactivation-independent signalling pathways or the transactivation of protein tyrosine kinase receptors and the recently reported activation of the serine/threonine kinase receptors, most notably the transforming growth factor-β receptor family. Since the original observation of GPCR transactivation of protein tyrosine kinase receptors, there has been considerable work on the mechanism of transactivation and several pathways are prominent. These pathways include the “triple membrane bypass” pathway and the generation of reactive oxygen species. The recent recognition of GPCR transactivation of serine/threonine kinase receptors enormously broadens the GPCR signalling paradigm. It may be predicted that the transactivation of serine/threonine kinase receptors would have mechanistic similarities with transactivation of tyrosine kinase pathways; however, initial studies suggest that these two transactivation pathways are mechanistically distinct. Important questions are the relative importance of tyrosine and serine/threonine transactivation pathways, the contribution of transactivation to overall GPCR signalling, mechanisms of transactivation and the range of cell types in which this phenomenon occurs. The ultimate significance of transactivation-dependent signalling remains to be defined but it appears to be prominent and if so will represent a new cell signalling frontier. 相似文献
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Aerts AM François IE Cammue BP Thevissen K 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2008,65(13):2069-2079
Defensins are small (~5 kDa), basic, cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides that fulfill an important role in the innate immunity of their host by combating pathogenic invading micro-organisms. Defensins can inhibit the growth or virulence of microorganisms directly or can do so indirectly by enhancing the host's immune system. Because of their wide distribution in nature, defensins are believed to be ancient molecules with a common ancestor that arose more than a billion years ago. This review summarizes current knowledge concerning the mode of antifungal action of plant, insect and human defensins. 相似文献
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Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most detrimental form of DNA damage. Failure to repair these cytotoxic lesions can result
in genome rearrangements conducive to the development of many diseases, including cancer. The DNA damage response (DDR) ensures
the rapid detection and repair of DSBs in order to maintain genome integrity. Central to the DDR are the DNA damage checkpoints.
When activated by DNA damage, these sophisticated surveillance mechanisms induce transient cell cycle arrests, allowing sufficient
time for DNA repair. Since the term “checkpoint” was coined over 20 years ago, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms
governing the DNA damage checkpoint has advanced significantly. These pathways are highly conserved from yeast to humans.
Thus, significant findings in yeast may be extrapolated to vertebrates, greatly facilitating the molecular dissection of these
complex regulatory networks. This review focuses on the cellular response to DSBs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, providing a comprehensive overview of how these signalling pathways function to orchestrate the cellular response to DNA
damage and preserve genome stability in eukaryotic cells. 相似文献
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Thomas M. A. Shafee Fung T. Lay Thanh Kha Phan Marilyn A. Anderson Mark D. Hulett 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2017,74(4):663-682
Defensins are a well-characterised group of small, disulphide-rich, cationic peptides that are produced by essentially all eukaryotes and are highly diverse in their sequences and structures. Most display broad range antimicrobial activity at low micromolar concentrations, whereas others have other diverse roles, including cell signalling (e.g. immune cell recruitment, self/non-self-recognition), ion channel perturbation, toxic functions, and enzyme inhibition. The defensins consist of two superfamilies, each derived from an independent evolutionary origin, which have subsequently undergone extensive divergent evolution in their sequence, structure and function. Referred to as the cis- and trans-defensin superfamilies, they are classified based on their secondary structure orientation, cysteine motifs and disulphide bond connectivities, tertiary structure similarities and precursor gene sequence. The utility of displaying loops on a stable, compact, disulphide-rich core has been exploited by evolution on multiple occasions. The defensin superfamilies represent a case where the ensuing convergent evolution of sequence, structure and function has been particularly extreme. Here, we discuss the extent, causes and significance of these convergent features, drawing examples from across the eukaryotes. 相似文献
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Monastyrskaya K Babiychuk EB Schittny JC Rescher U Gerke V Mannherz HG Draeger A 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2003,60(12):2702-2709
Relaying a signal across the plasma membrane requires functional connections between the partner molecules. Membrane microdomains or lipid rafts provide an environment in which such specific interactions can take place. The integrity of these sites is often taken for granted when signalling pathways are investigated in cell culture. However, it is well known that smooth muscle and endothelial cells undergo cytoskeletal rearrangements during monolayer culturing. Likewise affected – and with potentially important consequences for signalling events – is the organization of the plasma membrane. The expression levels of three raft markers were massively upregulated, and raft-associated 5-nucleotidase activity increased in conventional monolayer cultures as compared with a spheroidal coculture model, shown to promote the differentiation of endothelial cells. Our data point to a shift of raft components in monolayer cultures and demonstrate potential advantages of the spheroid coculture system for investigation of raft-mediated signalling events in endothelial cells.Received 4 August 2003; received after revision 18 September 2003; accepted 25 September 2003 相似文献
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Transformation: a tool for studying fungal pathogens of plants 总被引:18,自引:0,他引:18
Plant diseases caused by plant pathogenic fungi continuously threaten the sustainability of global crop production. An effective
way to study the disease-causing mechanisms of these organisms is to disrupt their genes, in both a targeted and random manner,
so as to isolate mutants exhibiting altered virulence. Although a number of techniques have been employed for such an analysis,
those based on transformation are by far the most commonly used. In filamentous fungi, the introduction of DNA by transformation
typically results in either the heterologous (illegitimate) integration or the homologous integration of the transforming
DNA into the target genome. Homologous integration permits a targeted gene disruption by replacing the wild-type allele on
the genome with a mutant allele on transforming DNA. This process has been widely used to determine the role of newly isolated
fungal genes in pathogenicity. The heterologous integration of transforming DNA causes a random process of gene disruption
(insertional mutagenesis) and has led to the isolation of many fungal mutants defective in pathogenicity. A big advantage
of insertional mutagenesis over the more traditional chemical or radiation mutagenesis procedures is that the mutated gene
is tagged by transforming DNA and can subsequently be cloned using the transforming DNA. The application of various transformation-based
techniques for fungal gene manipulation and how they have increased our understanding and appreciation of some of the most
serious plant pathogenic fungi are discussed.
Received 9 May 2001; received after revision 2 July 2001; accepted 3 July 2001 相似文献
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Chemokines are a vertebrate-specific group of small molecules that regulate cell migration and behaviour in diverse contexts.
So far, around 50 chemokines have been identified in humans, which bind to 18 different chemokine receptors. These are members
of the seven-transmembrane receptor family. Initially, chemokines were identified as modulators of the immune response. Subsequently,
they were also shown to regulate cell migration during embryonic development. Here, we discuss the influence of chemokines
and their receptors on angiogenesis, or the formation of new blood vessels. We highlight recent advances in our understanding
of how chemokine signalling might directly influence endothelial cell migration. We furthermore examine the contributions
of chemokine signalling in immune cells during this process. Finally, we explore possible implications for disease settings,
such as chronic inflammation and tumour progression. 相似文献
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Multi-layered regulation of intestinal antimicrobial defense 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Mukherjee S Vaishnava S Hooper LV 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2008,65(19):3019-3027