BioinformaticsProteins Structure Function and BioinformaticsPeer-reviewed
Novel anionic cecropins from the spruce budworm feature a poly-L-aspartic acid C-terminus
Halim Maaroufi, Marianne Potvin, Michel Cusson, Roger C. Lévesque
This paper identifies novel anionic cecropins in the spruce budworm with a poly-L-aspartic acid C-terminus, showing structural and functional differences from conventional cationic cecropins and suggesting potential anticancer activity.
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