Detailed Information About Peptide AP00002

     
 

APD ID:

AP00002

 
 

Name:

ABAECIN (insect, honeybee, invertebrates, animals)

 
 

Source:

Apis mellifera L.

 
 

Sequence:

YVPLPNVPQPGRRPFPTFPGQGPFNPKIKWPQGY

 
 

Length:

34

 
 

Structure:

Rich

 
 

Additional info:

Rich in P. The highest observed specific activity of the peptide was against an apidaecin-resistant Xanthomonas strain. Relish regulates expression of antimicrobial peptide genes in the honeybee, Apis mellifera, shown by RNA interference (Insect Mol Biol. 2007 Dec;16(6):753-9). Updated 10/2008.

 
 

Activity:

Gram+ & Gram-,

 
 

Net charge:

4

 
 

Hydrophobic residue%:

23%

 
 

Boman Index:

1.19 kcal/mol

 
       
 

SwissProt ID:

SwissProt ID: P15450  Go to SwissProt

 
 

Reference:

Eur J Biochem. 1990 Jan 26;187(2):381-6.

 
 

Author:

Casteels P, Ampe C, Riviere L, Van Damme J, Elicone C, Fleming M, Jacobs F, Tempst P.

 
 

Title:

Isolation and characterization of abaecin, a major antibacterial response peptide in the honeybee (Apis mellifera).

 
       

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