General Information
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DRAMP ID
- DRAMP04699
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Peptide Name
- Amphipathic peptide CT2 (VsCT2; Non-disulfide-bridged peptide 5.12, NDBP-5.12)
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Source
- Vaejovis subcristatus (Scorpion) (Thorellius subcristatus)
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Family
- Belongs to the scorpion NDBP 5 family
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Gene
- Not found
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Sequence
- FLKGIIDTVSKLF
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Sequence Length
- 13
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UniProt Entry
- I0DEB6
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Protein Existence
- Transcript level
Activity Information
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Biological Activity
- Antimicrobial
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Target Organism
- [Swiss_Prot Entry I0DEB6]No antibacterial activity even at 50 µM
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Hemolytic Activity
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- [Ref.22342498]5% hemolytic activity at 12.5 μM, 25% hemolytic activity at 25 μM, 80% hemolytic activity at 50 μM against human erythrocytes
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Cytotoxicity
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- Not included yet
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Binding Target
- Cell membrane
Structure Information
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Linear/Cyclic
- Not included yet
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N-terminal Modification
- Not included yet
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C-terminal Modification
- Not included yet
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Nonterminal Modifications and Unusual Amino Acids
- Not included yet
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Stereochemistry
- Not included yet
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Structure
- Not found
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Structure Description
- Not found
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Helical Wheel Diagram
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PDB ID
- None
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Predicted Structure
- There is no predicted structure for DRAMP04699.
Physicochemical Information
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Formula
- C352H573N87O102S2
Absent Amino Acids
- CHPW
Common Amino Acids
- L
Mass
- 1480.81
PI
- 8.59
Basic Residues
- 8
Acidic Residues
- 9
Hydrophobic Residues
- 30
Net Charge
- -1
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Boman Index
- -6514
Hydrophobicity
- 0.257
Aliphatic Index
- 128.97
Half Life
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- Mammalian:30 hour
- Yeast:>20 hour
- E.coli:>10 hour
Extinction Coefficient Cystines
- 2980
Absorbance 280nm
- 44.48
Polar Residues
- 14
DRAMP04699
Comments Information
Function
- Amphipatic peptide that shows no antibacterial activity even at 50 µM but shows hemolytic activity against human erythrocytes.
Literature Information
- ·Literature 1
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Title
- Gene cloning and functional characterization of four novel antimicrobial-like peptides from scorpions of the family Vaejovidae.
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Pubmed ID
- 22342498
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Reference
- Peptides. 2012 Apr;34(2):290-295.
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Author
- Ramírez-Carreto S, Quintero-Hernández V, Jiménez-Vargas JM, Corzo G, Possani LD, Becerril B, Ortiz E.