AMPU2_AMPCP
ID AMPU2_AMPCP Reviewed; 50 AA.
AC A0A1W6EVN2;
DT 18-JUL-2018, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT 05-JUL-2017, sequence version 1.
DT 25-MAY-2022, entry version 12.
DE RecName: Full=Ampulexin 2 {ECO:0000303|PubMed:29350905};
DE Short=Axn2 {ECO:0000303|PubMed:29350905};
DE Flags: Precursor;
OS Ampulex compressa (Emerald cockroach wasp).
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;
OC Neoptera; Endopterygota; Hymenoptera; Apocrita; Aculeata; Apoidea;
OC Spheciformes; Ampulicidae; Ampulicini; Ampulex.
OX NCBI_TaxID=860918 {ECO:0000312|EMBL:ARK19788.1};
RN [1] {ECO:0000305}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 28-50, FUNCTION, SUBUNIT,
RP SUBCELLULAR LOCATION, TISSUE SPECIFICITY, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY.
RC TISSUE=Venom {ECO:0000303|PubMed:29350905}, and
RC Venom gland {ECO:0000303|PubMed:29350905};
RX PubMed=29350905; DOI=10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00916;
RA Moore E.L., Arvidson R., Banks C., Urenda J.P., Duong E., Mohammed H.,
RA Adams M.E.;
RT "Ampulexins: A New Family of Peptides in Venom of the Emerald Jewel Wasp,
RT Ampulex compressa.";
RL Biochemistry 57:1907-1916(2018).
RN [2] {ECO:0000312|EMBL:AUX80732.1}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA].
RA Ehlers B., Leendertz F.H.;
RL Submitted (SEP-2017) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
CC -!- FUNCTION: Amphipathic peptide which probably adopts an alpha-helical
CC structure. Has no antimicrobial activity against E.coli DH5alpha or
CC B.thuringiensis. Is not cytotoxic in vitro.
CC {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29350905}.
CC -!- SUBUNIT: Dimer; disulfide-linked. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29350905}.
CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29350905}.
CC -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in venom sac and, to a lesser extent, in
CC venom gland. Not expressed in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29350905}.
CC -!- MASS SPECTROMETRY: Mass=5613; Method=MALDI; Note=Dimer.;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:29350905};
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DR EMBL; MF804415; AUX80732.1; -; mRNA.
DR EMBL; KY563379; ARK19788.1; -; mRNA.
DR AlphaFoldDB; A0A1W6EVN2; -.
DR SMR; A0A1W6EVN2; -.
DR GO; GO:0005576; C:extracellular region; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
PE 1: Evidence at protein level;
KW Direct protein sequencing; Disulfide bond; Secreted; Signal.
FT SIGNAL 1..26
FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:29350905"
FT PEPTIDE 27..50
FT /note="Ampulexin 2"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:29350905"
FT /id="PRO_0000444896"
FT DISULFID 40
FT /note="Interchain"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000305|PubMed:29350905"
SQ SEQUENCE 50 AA; 5614 MW; 1249BF64295D509F CRC64;
MKAIMVLFYV MTLTIIGSFS MVSGSPGQND YVNPKLQFAC DLLQKAKERQ