Latarcin

This entry represents the precursor proteins for a number of short antimicrobial peptides called Latarcins. Latarcins were discovered in the venom of the spider Lachesana tarabaevi [PMID: 16735513]. Latarcins are likely to adopt amphipathic alpha-helical structure in the plasma membrane.

The below sequences were used to create Latarcin sequence signatures:

>CAMPSQ2987
QAFQTFKPDWNKIRYDAMKMQTSLGQMKKRFNL

>CAMPSQ42
SMWSGMWRRKLKKLRNALKKKLKGE

>CAMPSQ42
SMWSGMWRRKLKKLRNALKKKLKGEK

>CAMPSQ43
GLFGKLIKKFGRKAISYAVKKARGKH

>CAMPSQ44
GLFGKLIKKFGRKAISYAVKKARGKN

>CAMPSQ48
GFFGKMKEYFKKFGASFKRRFANLKKRL

>CAMPSQ2988
GETFDKLKEKLKTFYQKLVEKAEDLKGDLKAKLS

>CAMPSQ45
SWKSMAKKLKEYMEKLKQRA

>CAMPSQ46
SWASMAKKLKEYMEKLKQRA

>CAMPSQ47
SLKDKVKSMGEKLKQYIQTWKAKF

>CAMPSQ4328
GLKDKFKSMGEKLKQYIQTWKAKF

The below sequences were retrieved using Latarcin sequence signatures:

> CAMPLatH | CAMPSQ48 | Q1ELU9 | 115311727
GFFGKMKEYFKKFGASFKRRFANLKKRL