Proteolytic cleavage by neutrophil elastase converts inactive storage proforms to antibacterial bactenecins
Marco Scocchi(University of Trieste), Renato Gennaro(University of Trieste), Barbara Skerlavaj(University of Udine), Domenico Romeo(University of Trieste)
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