Dr. Lecturer The project titled “Recombinant Production of Human Beta-Defensin-2 (HBD-2) Protein and Investigation of its In vitro Interactions with Human ACE-2 Protein” conducted by Ayşenur YAZICI, has been awarded the support of TÜBİTAK. In the project, where researcher, graduate student Şeymanur ÇOBANOĞLU works as a scholar, in vitro studies will be carried out on antimicrobial proteins “human β-defensin 2” (HBD-2). This analysis suggests that HBD-2 protein is an important immune factor in viral infections The potential of the HBD-2 protein, which will be produced recombinantly in P. pastoris yeast, to be used in the treatment of Covid-19 will be investigated under in vitro conditions.

We congratulate the project team and wish them success.