Breaking disulfide bonds in a weakly bactericidal α-defensin unleashes a potent antimicrobial peptide with an altered conformation.

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Title: Breaking disulfide bonds in a weakly bactericidal α-defensin unleashes a potent antimicrobial peptide with an altered conformation.
Authors: Luo G; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Zhao M; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Wang Q; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.; Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Zhou Y; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Yao D; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Zhang J; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Wang G; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Zhang J; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Liao C; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Lu W; Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Source: PLoS pathogens [PLoS Pathog] 2026 Feb 09; Vol. 22 (2), pp. e1013954. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 09 (Print Publication: 2026).
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