Plant immunity represents a sophisticated system, including both basal and inducible mechanisms, to prevent pathogen infection. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are among the innate immunity components playing a key role in effective and rapid response against various pathogens. This review is devoted to a small family of defense peptides called α-hairpinins. The general characters of the family, as well as the individual features of each member, including biological activities, structures of precursor proteins, and spatial structures, are described. Possible applications of α-hairpinin peptides in drug design are discussed.
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Slavokhotova, A. A., & Rogozhin, E. A. (2020, April 23). Defense Peptides From the α-Hairpinin Family Are Components of Plant Innate Immunity. Frontiers in Plant Science. Frontiers Media S.A. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00465
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