Attacin

Protein family

Attacin

The silk moth, Hyalophora cecropia

Identifiers
Symbol| Attacin, 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.

## See also

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* Diptericin, a structurally related antimicrobial peptide

## References

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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.