The antimicrobial peptide database (APD, http://aps.unmc.edu/AP/main.php) has been updated and expanded. It now hosts 1228 entries with 65 anticancer, 76 antiviral (53 anti-HIV), 327 antifungal and 944 antibacterial peptides. The second version of our database (APD2) allows users to search peptide families (e.g. bacteriocins, cyclotides, or defensins), peptide sources (e.g. fish, frogs or chick...

Cell-penetrating peptides are molecules with the ability to cross membranes and enter cells. Attention has been put on these peptides as a tool for drug delivery research, as they are able to serve as delivery vectors for large molecules. Intracellular delivery of bioactive peptides is a very promising research area for clinical applications, since peptides are able to simulate protein regions ...