Venom Protein Card
Accession: Pre01690 Mastoparan-T [Vespa tropica]
Basic info
| Organism | Vespa tropica |
| Taxonomy | Insecta > Hymenoptera > Vespidae > Vespa > Vespa tropica |
| Protein Description | Mastoparan-T |
| Mass Weight | 1513.91 Da |
| Isoelectric Point | 10.3 |
| Expression | Highly expressed in venom gland |
Annotation
| Function | Chemotactic peptide for polymorphonucleated leukocytes (PMNL), but causing no hemolysis to erythrocytes and no mast cell degranulation activity at physiological concentrations. Potent antimicrobial peptide against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (By similarity). | ||
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Features
| Feature key | Position | Length |
| Peptide | 1..14 | 14 |
Sequence
Publication
| 1. |
King T.P., Jim S.Y., Wittkowski K.M.; "Inflammatory role of two venom components of yellow jackets (Vespula vulgaris): a mast cell degranulating peptide mastoparan and phospholipase A1."; Int. Arch. Allergy Immunol. 131:25-32(2003). |