Identification and recombinant expression of an antimicrobial peptide (cecropin B-like) from soybean pest Anticarsia gemmatalis.
Luís Felipe Costa RamosJoão Henrique de Oliveira RangelGuilherme Caldas AndradeCarolina LixaLivia Vieira Araujo de CastilhoFábio César Sousa NogueiraAnderson S PinheiroFabio Mendonça GomesCristiane Dinis AnoBomRodrigo Volcan AlmeidaDanielle Maria Perpétua de OliveiraPublished in: The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (2021)
The first cecropin B-like peptide was described in A. gemmatalis and a recombinant peptide was expressed using a bacterial platform. Data confirmed tertiary structure as predicted for the cecropin peptide family. AgCecropB was capable to inhibit B. thuringiensis growth in vitro.