Attacin

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Attacin
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The silk moth, Hyalophora cecropia
Identifiers
SymbolAttacin, Att
InterPro IPR040428

Attacin is a glycine-rich protein of about 20 kDa belonging to the group of antimicrobial peptides (AMP). It is active against Gram-negative bacteria. [1]

Attacin was first discovered in Hyalophora cecropia , [2] [3] but is widely conserved in different insects from butterflies to fruit flies.

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References

  1. ↑ Imler JL, Bulet P (2005). "Antimicrobial Peptides in Drosophila: Structures, Activities and Gene Regulation". Mechanisms of Epithelial Defense. Chemical Immunology and Allergy. Vol. 86. pp. 1–21. doi:10.1159/000086648. ISBN   978-3-8055-7862-2. PMID   15976485.
  2. ↑ Hultmark D, Engström A, Andersson K, Steiner H, Bennich H, Boman HG (1983). "Insect immunity. Attacins, a family of antibacterial proteins from Hyalophora cecropia". The EMBO Journal. 2 (4): 571–6. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1983.tb01465.x. PMC   555063 . PMID   6628360.
  3. ↑ Lee JY, Edlund T, Ny T, Faye I, Boman HG (1983). "Insect immunity. Isolation of cDNA clones corresponding to attacins and immune protein P4 from Hyalophora cecropia". The EMBO Journal. 2 (4): 577–81. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1983.tb01466.x. PMC   555064 . PMID   6628361.
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