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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Antimicrobial Peptides > Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides > Cathelicidins
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins > Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides > Cathelicidins

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Cathelicidins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cathelicidin
  • Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide

Scope note

  • Antimicrobial cationic peptides with a highly conserved amino terminal cathelin-like domain and a more variable carboxy terminal domain. They are initially synthesized as preproproteins and then cleaved. They are expressed in many tissues of humans and localized to EPITHELIAL CELLS. They kill nonviral pathogens by forming pores in membranes.

History note

  • 2023 (2008)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054804

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