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. 2014 Jul 8;6(6):860–868. doi: 10.1159/000363699

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

Cationicity is involved in the protection of host DNA against bacterial nuclease-mediated degradation. a Sequences and biochemical characteristics of LL-37, LL-37 fragments, scrambled LL-37 (Scr. LL-37), hBD-3 and HNP-1. Quantification of DNA-degradation by 100 U/ml S. aureus nuclease (MN) in the presence or absence of 5 µM LL-37, LL-37 fragments, scrambled LL-37 (b) or 5 µM HNP-1 and hBD-3 (c, d). All graphs represent the mean ± SEM of minimum 3 independent experiments. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.005 by t test.