Projektnummer

0053217

Zusammenfassung

Among tetrapods, amphibians are distinguished in part by their highly specialized and glandular skin. Whereas the moist permeable nature of the skin enables key physiological functions such as cutaneous respiration, it simultaneously represents a prime route for infection. To counteract this, amphibians have developed an elaborate system of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) expressed in the skin glands. Although it is widely held that frogs (Anura) possess a common AMP system that is reasonably conserved, this view is influenced by the fact that the majority of data are stemming from Neoba...