The NMR structure of human beta-defensin-2 reveals a novel alpha-helical segment.
Sawai, M.V., Jia, H.P., Liu, L., Aseyev, V., Wiencek, J.M., McCray Jr., P.B., Ganz, T., Kearney, W.R., Tack, B.F.(2001) Biochemistry 40: 3810-3816
- PubMed: 11300761 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi002519d
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1FQQ - PubMed Abstract: 
Human beta-defensin-2 (HBD-2) is a member of the defensin family of antimicrobial peptides. HBD-2 was first isolated from inflamed skin where it is posited to participate in the killing of invasive bacteria and in the recruitment of cells of the adaptive immune response ...