Teleost Piscidins-In Silico Perspective of Natural Peptide Antibiotics from Marine Sources.

ABSTRACT: Fish, like all other animals, are exposed to constant contact with microbes, both on their skin and on the surfaces of their respiratory and digestive systems. Fish have a system of non-specific immune responses that provides them with initial protection against infection and allows them to survive under normal conditions despite the presence of these potential invaders. However, fish are less protected against invading diseases than other marine vertebrates because their epidermal surface, composed primarily of living cells, lacks the keratinized skin that serves as an efficient natural barrier in other marine vertebrates. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are one type of innate immune protection present in all life forms. AMPs have been shown to have a broader range of biological effects tha

SUBMITTER: Asensio-Calavia P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10215159 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature