Article
Acanthoscurrin: a novel glycine-rich antimicrobial peptide constitutively expressed in the hemocytes of the spider Acanthoscurria gomesiana.
Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 1374, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
Developmental & Comparative Immunology (impact factor:
3.27).
11/2003;
27(9):781-91.
pp.781-91
Source: PubMed
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Keywords
23 amino acids
amino acid sequence
C-terminal amidation
cationic properties
Edman degradation
glycine residues
glycine-rich antimicrobial peptides
immune challenge
mass spectrometry
mature peptide
novel antimicrobial peptide
putative signal peptide
structural similarities
unchallenged tarantula spider Acanthoscurria gomesiana
