ARMAD_ARMVU
ID ARMAD_ARMVU Reviewed; 73 AA.
AC Q64HC7;
DT 03-OCT-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT 25-OCT-2004, sequence version 1.
DT 25-MAY-2022, entry version 22.
DE RecName: Full=Armadillidin;
DE Flags: Precursor;
OS Armadillidium vulgare (Pillbug) (Pill woodlouse).
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Multicrustacea;
OC Malacostraca; Eumalacostraca; Peracarida; Isopoda; Oniscidea; Crinocheta;
OC Armadillidiidae; Armadillidium.
OX NCBI_TaxID=13347;
RN [1] {ECO:0000305, ECO:0000312|EMBL:AAU14168.1}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 20-72, FUNCTION, TISSUE
RP SPECIFICITY, MASS SPECTROMETRY, AND AMIDATION AT ARG-72.
RC TISSUE=Hemocyte {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752546};
RX PubMed=15752546; DOI=10.1016/j.dci.2004.11.001;
RA Herbiniere J., Braquart-Varnier C., Greve P., Strub J.-M., Frere J.,
RA van Dorsselaer A., Martin G.;
RT "Armadillidin: a novel glycine-rich antibacterial peptide directed against
RT Gram-positive bacteria in the woodlouse Armadillidium vulgare (terrestrial
RT isopod, crustacean).";
RL Dev. Comp. Immunol. 29:489-499(2005).
CC -!- FUNCTION: Has antibacterial activity against the Gram-positive
CC bacterium B.megaterium LM101. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752546}.
CC -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in hemocytes and at very low levels in
CC ovary. Not expressed in adipose tissue, brain, caecum, gut, heart and
CC nervous chain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752546}.
CC -!- MASS SPECTROMETRY: Mass=5259.7; Method=MALDI;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752546};
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DR EMBL; AY644458; AAU14168.1; -; mRNA.
DR AlphaFoldDB; Q64HC7; -.
DR GO; GO:0050830; P:defense response to Gram-positive bacterium; IDA:UniProtKB.
PE 1: Evidence at protein level;
KW Amidation; Antibiotic; Antimicrobial; Direct protein sequencing; Repeat;
KW Signal.
FT SIGNAL 1..19
FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752546"
FT CHAIN 20..72
FT /note="Armadillidin"
FT /id="PRO_0000252247"
FT REPEAT 32..37
FT /note="1"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P37703"
FT REPEAT 38..43
FT /note="2"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P37703"
FT REPEAT 44..49
FT /note="3"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P37703"
FT REPEAT 50..55
FT /note="4"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P37703"
FT REPEAT 56..61
FT /note="5"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P37703"
FT REPEAT 62..67
FT /note="6"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P37703"
FT MOD_RES 72
FT /note="Arginine amide"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752546"
SQ SEQUENCE 73 AA; 7425 MW; 709546427DABEB99 CRC64;
MKFFALFSFF VLCVALATAG HLGRPYIGGG GGFNRGGGFH RGGGFHRGGG FHSGGGFHRG
GGFHSGGSFG YRG