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Review
. 2014 Jul 17;10(7):e1004186.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004186. eCollection 2014 Jul.

Defensins and viral infection: dispelling common misconceptions

Mayim E Wiens  1 , Sarah S Wilson  1 , Carissa M Lucero  1 , Jason G Smith  1
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Review

Defensins and viral infection: dispelling common misconceptions

Mayim E Wiens et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Common misconceptions of defensin antiviral activity.
Studies of viral interactions with defensins have dispelled many misconceptions about the key properties of defensins that dictate their activity. The in vivo relevance of these mechanisms for viral pathogenesis has yet to be firmly established. Image of the HD5 dimer was generated using Pymol (PDB: 1ZMP).
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