Browsing Biochemistry (Scholarly Publications) by Author "LLOYD, ANDREW"
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Evidence of positively selected sites in mammalian alpha-defensins.
O'FARRELLY, CLIONA; FARES, MARIO; LLOYD, ANDREW (2004)Alpha-defensins are a family of mammalian antimicrobial peptides that exhibit variable activity against a panel of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and enveloped viruses. We have employed a maximum-likelihood approach ... -
Induction of a novel chicken Toll-like receptor following Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection.
O'FARRELLY, CLIONA; LLOYD, ANDREW (2006)Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a group of highly conserved molecules that initiate the innate immune response to pathogens by recognizing structural motifs expressed by microbes. We have identified a novel TLR, TLR15, by ...