Histatin

This family consists of antimicrobial peptides that are rich in histidines. These are peptides found in the saliva and exert antifungal activities [PMID: 18650243].

The below sequences were used to create Histatin sequence signatures:

>CAMPSQ738
DSHEKRHHGYRRKFHEKHHSHREFPFYGDYGSNYLYDN
>CAMPSQ2896
RKFHEKHHSHREFPFYGDYGSNYLYDN
>CAMPSQ3338
DSHEKRHHEHRRKFHEKHHSHRGY
>CAMPSQ3337
DSHEERRQGRHGHHEYGRKFHEKHHSHRGY
>CAMPSQ2891
RKFHEKHHSHRGYR
>CAMPSQ2891
RKFHEKHHSHRGYRSNYLYDN
>CAMPSQ469
DSHEERHHGRHGHHKYGRKFHEKHHSHRGYRSNYLYDN
>CAMPSQ103
DSHAKRHHGYKRKFHEKHHSHRGYRSNYLYDN
>CAMPSQ899
DSHAKRHHGYKRKFHEKHHSHRGY
>CAMPSQ2790
KFHEKHHSHRGY
>CAMPSQ2891
DSHAKRHHGYKRKFHEKHHSHRGYR
>CAMPSQ2890
RKFHEKHHSHRGY

The below sequences were retrieved using Histatin sequence signatures:

> CAMPHisP, CAMPHisH | CAMPSQ103 | P15516 | 123143
DSHAKRHHGYKRKFHEKHHSHRGYRSNYLYDN
> CAMPHisP, CAMPHisH | CAMPSQ469 | P34084 | 462270
DSHEERHHGRHGHHKYGRKFHEKHHSHRGYRSNYLYDN
> CAMPHisP, CAMPHisH | CAMPSQ738 | P15515 | 123134
DSHEKRHHGYRRKFHEKHHSHREFPFYGDYGSNYLYDN
> CAMPHisP, CAMPHisH | CAMPSQ899 | P15516 |
DSHAKRHHGYKRKFHEKHHSHRGY
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