Review Article

Structural and Functional Consequences Induced by Post-Translational Modifications in α-Defensins

Table 1

Human defensins.

𝛼 DEF1_HUMAN neutrophil defensin 1ACYCRIPACIAGERRYGTCIYQGRLWAFCC
DEF1_HUMAN neutrophil defensin 2CYCRIPACIAGERRYGTCIYQGRLWAFCC
DEF3_HUMAN neutrophil defensin 3DCYCRIPACIAGERRYGTCIYQGRLWAFCC
DEF4_HUMAN neutrophil defensin 4VCSCRLVFCRRTELRVGNCLIGGVSFTYCCTRVD
DEF5_HUMAN defensin 5ATCYCRTGRCATRESLSGVCEISGRLYRLCCR
DEF6_HUMAN defensin 6TCHC-RRSCYSTEYSYGTCTVMGINHRFCCL

𝛽 DEFB1_HUMAN 𝛽 - defensin 1DHYNCVSSGGQCLYSACPIFTKIQGTCYRGKAKCCK
DEFB2_HUMAN 𝛽 - defensin 2GIGDPVTCLKSGAICHPVFCPRRYKQIGTCGLPGTKCCKKP
DEFB3_HUMAN 𝛽 - defensin 3GIINTLQKYYCRVRGGRCAVLSCLPKEEQIGKCSTRGRKCCRRKK
DEFB4_HUMAN 𝛽 - defensin 4ELDRICGYGTARCRKK-CRSQEYRIGRCPNTYA-CCLRK