Peptide Publications Archive
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Gelatinase Targeting
Amitava Lab
Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus thrives on biofilm fortifications and membrane resilience, which blunt broad-spectrum drugs and damage commensal flora. A modular short peptide, Py-FGGK, …
Aquaporin Bridge
Wang Lab
Researchers from the Wang Group at the School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, China, report in PNAS a mechanistic bridge between two pillars of arthropod …
Peptide Portals
Otto Lab
For decades, antimicrobial peptides, AMPs, have stood at the crossroads between innate immunity and drug discovery, yet their molecular diversity remains incompletely explored. Dickey, Otto, …
Barrier Crossing
Pires Lab
Tuberculosis, TB, remains one of the most pressing global health threats, with more than ten million cases reported in 2022. Once thought to be in …
Quorum Sensing Redux
Tal-Gan Lab
Streptococcus constellatus, a member of the Streptococcus anginosus group, SAG, is an opportunistic pathogen commonly found in the human oral and gastrointestinal microbiota. While …
Quorum Sensing
Tal-Gan Lab
Streptococcus cristatus, a commensal member of the oral microbiota and recently reclassified from Streptococcus oligofermentans, has emerged as a promising candidate in the …
Antimicrobial Peptide
D'Amelio Lab
As antibiotic resistance surges worldwide, the search for effective new therapeutics has led scientists to a surprising source: the venom of Bungarus fasciatus, the …
Vancomycin–Teixobactin
Nowick Lab
Vancomycin, a cornerstone antibiotic for Gram-positive infections, faces diminishing efficacy due to the emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, VRE, and vancomycin-resistant...