ID   DEF2_MAIZE              Reviewed;          47 AA.
AC   P81009;
DT   01-NOV-1997, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-NOV-1997, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 69.
DE   RecName: Full=Defensin-like protein 2;
DE   AltName: Full=Gamma-zeathionin-2;
OS   Zea mays (Maize).
OC   Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta;
OC   Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Liliopsida; Poales; Poaceae; PACMAD clade;
OC   Panicoideae; Andropogonodae; Andropogoneae; Tripsacinae; Zea.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=4577;
RN   [1]
RP   PROTEIN SEQUENCE.
RC   TISSUE=Seed;
RA   Castro M.S., Fontes W., Morhy L., Bloch C. Jr.;
RT   "Complete amino acid sequences of two gamma-thionins from maize (Zea mays
RT   L.) seeds.";
RL   Protein Pept. Lett. 3:267-274(1996).
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the DEFL family. {ECO:0000305}.
CC   -!- CAUTION: Was initially thought (Ref.1) to be a thionin. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   PIR; B58319; B58319.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; P81009; -.
DR   SMR; P81009; -.
DR   PRIDE; P81009; -.
DR   MaizeGDB; 139775; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000007305; Unplaced.
DR   ExpressionAtlas; P81009; differential.
DR   GO; GO:0050832; P:defense response to fungus; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0031640; P:killing of cells of another organism; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   Gene3D; 3.30.30.10; -; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR008176; Defensin_plant.
DR   InterPro; IPR003614; Scorpion_toxin-like.
DR   InterPro; IPR036574; Scorpion_toxin-like_sf.
DR   SMART; SM00505; Knot1; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF57095; SSF57095; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00940; GAMMA_THIONIN; 1.
PE   1: Evidence at protein level;
KW   Antimicrobial; Direct protein sequencing; Disulfide bond; Fungicide;
KW   Plant defense; Reference proteome.
FT   CHAIN           1..47
FT                   /note="Defensin-like protein 2"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000074241"
FT   DISULFID        3..47
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   DISULFID        14..36
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   DISULFID        20..41
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   DISULFID        24..43
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
SQ   SEQUENCE   47 AA;  5368 MW;  4F0810A6D9532A0E CRC64;
     RVCMGKSQHH SFPCISDRLC SNECVKEDGG WTAGYCHLRY CRCQKAC