Our immune system has developed various mechanisms to combat invading pathogens.Antimicrobial peptides as the first-line innate immune defense,destroy pathogenic bacteria by disrupting their cellular membrane.They are produced not only by immune cells but also by cells with non-immune related functions.Dr.Sun Jia(孙嘉)from Jiangnan University and collaborators from France and Sweden have re- Our immune system has developed various mechanisms to combat invading pathogens. Antimicrobial peptides as the first-line innate immune defense, destroy pathogenic bacteria by disrupting their cellular membranes. They are produced not only by immune cells but also by cells with non-immune related functions .Dr.Sun Jia from Jiangnan University and collaborators from France and Sweden have re-