Antibiotics are essential drugs used to treat pathogenic bacteria, but their prolonged use
contributes to the development and spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. Antibiotic …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a class of short, usually positively charged polypeptides
that exist in humans, animals, and plants. Considering the increasing number of drug …

The spread of bacterial drug resistance has posed a severe threat to public health globally.
Here, we cover bacterial resistance to current antibacterial drugs, including traditional herbal …

Communication between plant cells and interacting microorganisms requires the secretion
and uptake of functional molecules to and from the extracellular environment and is …

Plant antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a component of barrier defense system of plants.
They have been isolated from roots, seeds, flowers, stems, and leaves of a wide variety of …

Communication between interacting organisms via bioactive molecules is widespread in
nature and plays key roles in diverse biological processes. Small RNAs (sRNAs) can travel …

The need for better antifungal therapy is commonly accepted in view of the high mortality
rates associated with systemic infections, the low number of available antifungal classes …

Plant defensins are small, cysteine-rich peptides that possess biological activity towards a
broad range of organisms. Their activity is primarily directed against fungi, but bactericidal …

Since the beginning of the 90s lots of cationic plant, cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides
(AMP) have been studied. However, only coined the term “plant defensin,” after comparison …

The innate immune response of insects provides a robust line of defense against pathogenic
microbes and eukaryotic parasites. It consists of two types of overlapping immune …