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Fig. 8

From: Structure-function analysis of Avian β-defensin-6 and β-defensin-12: role of charge and disulfide bridges

Fig. 8

Antimicrobial and chemotactic activities of reduced AvBD-6 and AvBD-12. a Comparison of antimicrobial activity of reduced (■) and wild-type (▲) AvBDs against E. coli and S. Typhimurium. The assay was repeated three times and data are presented as means ± SD (n = 3). b Comparison of chemotactic activities of reduced and wild-type AvBDs. Chemotactic index (C.I.) = the number of migrated CCRs expressing CHO-K1 cells induced by AvBD/the number of migrated cells induced by chemotactic buffer. Data shown are means of three independent experiments ± SD (n = 5). Asterisks indicate significant difference of chemotactic activity between wild-type and reduced AvBDs (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01)

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