Venom Protein Card
Accession: Pre02155 Mastoparan-like peptide 12a [Vespa magnifica]
Basic info
| Organism | Vespa magnifica |
| Taxonomy | Insecta > Hymenoptera > Vespidae > Vespa > Vespa magnifica |
| Protein Description | Mastoparan-like peptide 12a |
| Mass Weight | 1556.96 Da |
| Isoelectric Point | 10.3 |
| Expression | Highly expressed in venom gland |
Annotation
| Function | Mast cell degranulating peptide. Has little hemolytic activity. Shows antimicrobial activity against the Gram-negative bacteria E.coli ATCC 25922 (MIC=7.5 ug/ml), the Gram-positive bacteria S.aureus ATCC 2592 (MIC=3.7 ug/ml) and the fungus C.albicans ATCC 2002 (MIC=3.7 ug/ml). | ||
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Features
| Feature key | Position | Length |
| Peptide | 1..14 | 14 |
Sequence
Publication
| 1. |
Xu X., Li J., Lu Q., Yang H., Zhang Y., Lai R.; "Two families of antimicrobial peptides from wasp (Vespa magnifica) venom."; Toxicon 47:249-253(2006). |
| 2. |
Xu X., Yang H., Yu H., Li J., Lai R.; "The mastoparanogen from wasp."; Peptides 27:3053-3057(2006). |