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Hevein-like antimicrobial peptides of plants

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Plant antimicrobial peptides represent one of the evolutionarily oldest innate immunity components providing the first line of host defense to pathogen attacks. This review is dedicated to a small, currently actively studied family of hevein-like peptides that can be found in various monocot and dicot plants. The review thoroughly describes all known pep- tides belonging to this family including data on their structures, functions, and antimicrobial activity. The main features allowing to assign these peptides to a separate family are given, and the specific characteristics of each peptide are described. Further, the mode of action for hevein-like peptides, their role in plant immune system, and the applications of these mol- ecules in biotechnology and medicine are considered.

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Abbreviations

a.a.:

amino acid residue

AMP:

antimicrobial peptide

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    A. A. Slavokhotova & Ya. A. Andreev

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    A. A. Slavokhotova, A. A. Shelenkov & T. I. Odintsova

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Original Russian Text © A. A. Slavokhotova, A. A. Shelenkov, Ya. A. Andreev, T. I. Odintsova, 2017, published in Uspekhi Biologicheskoi Khimii, 2017, Vol. 57, pp. 209-244.

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Slavokhotova, A.A., Shelenkov, A.A., Andreev, Y.A. et al. Hevein-like antimicrobial peptides of plants. Biochemistry Moscow 82, 1659–1674 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006297917130065

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