ID   CTXC1_CERCA             Reviewed;          67 AA.
AC   Q17313;
DT   01-NOV-1997, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-NOV-1997, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 58.
DE   RecName: Full=Ceratotoxin-C;
DE   Flags: Precursor;
GN   Name=CTXC1;
GN   and
GN   Name=CTCX2;
OS   Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) (Tephritis capitata).
OC   Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;
OC   Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Tephritoidea;
OC   Tephritidae; Ceratitis; Ceratitis.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=7213;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA].
RC   TISSUE=Female accessory gland;
RX   PubMed=8917427; DOI=10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00330.x;
RA   Rosetto M., Manetti A.G.O., Giordano P.C., Marri L., Amons R.,
RA   Baldari C.T., Marchini D., Dallai R.;
RT   "Molecular characterization of ceratotoxin C, a novel antibacterial female-
RT   specific peptide of the ceratotoxin family from the medfly Ceratitis
RT   capitata.";
RL   Eur. J. Biochem. 241:330-337(1996).
RN   [2]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].
RC   TISSUE=Female accessory gland;
RX   PubMed=9569644; DOI=10.1016/s0965-1748(97)00090-8;
RA   Rosetto M., de Filippis T., Manetti A.G.O., Marchini D., Baldari C.T.,
RA   Dallai R.;
RT   "The genes encoding the antibacterial sex-specific peptides ceratotoxins
RT   are clustered in the genome of the medfly Ceratitis capitata.";
RL   Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 27:1039-1046(1997).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Female-specific peptides with potent activity against Gram-
CC       positive and Gram-negative bacteria. They have as well hemolytic
CC       activity.
CC   -!- BIOPHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
CC       Temperature dependence:
CC         Thermostable. Still active at 100 degrees Celsius.;
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Homomer of four to six subunits. {ECO:0000250}.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted {ECO:0000250}.
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DR   EMBL; L76300; AAA89172.1; -; mRNA.
DR   EMBL; Y15374; CAA75596.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   EMBL; Y15375; CAA75597.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; XP_004523345.1; XM_004523288.2.
DR   RefSeq; XP_004523346.1; XM_004523289.2.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q17313; -.
DR   SMR; Q17313; -.
DR   GeneID; 101462561; -.
DR   GeneID; 101463108; -.
DR   KEGG; ccat:101462561; -.
DR   KEGG; ccat:101463108; -.
DR   GO; GO:0005576; C:extracellular region; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR   GO; GO:0042742; P:defense response to bacterium; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0044179; P:hemolysis in another organism; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0045087; P:innate immune response; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
PE   1: Evidence at protein level;
KW   Antibiotic; Antimicrobial; Cleavage on pair of basic residues; Cytolysis;
KW   Hemolysis; Immunity; Innate immunity; Secreted; Signal.
FT   SIGNAL          1..23
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT   PROPEP          24..35
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000004970"
FT   PEPTIDE         36..67
FT                   /note="Ceratotoxin-C"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000004971"
SQ   SEQUENCE   67 AA;  6828 MW;  F514E2CACFAF26C4 CRC64;
     MANIKAVFLI CIVAFIAFHC VVAEPTAEDS VVVKRSLGGV ISGAKKVAKV AIPIGKAVLP
     VVAKLVG