Epithelial Antimicrobial Peptides: Guardian of the Oral Cavity

Table 2

Amino acid sequences of oral epithelial antimicrobial peptides.

Human -defensins
hBD-1	DHYNCVSSGG QCLYSACPIF TKIQGTCYRG KAKCCK
hBD-2	GIGDPVTCLK SGAICHPVFC PRRYKQIGTC GLPGTKCCKK P
hBD-3	GIINTLQKYY CRVRGGRCAV LSCLPKEEQI GKCSTRGRKC CRRKK
Human cathelicidin (LL-37)	LLGDFFRKSK EKIGKEFKRI VQRIKDFLRN LVPRTES
Calprotectin
MRP8	MLTELEKALN SIIDVYHKYS LIKGNFHAVY RDDLKKLLET ECPQYIRKKG ADVWFKELDI; NTDGAVNFQE FLILVIKMGV AAHKKSHEES HKE
MRP14	MTCKMSQLER NIETIINTFH QYSVKLGHPD TLNQGEFKEL VRKDLQNFLK KENKNEKVIE; HIMEDLDTNA DKQLSFFEFI MLMARLTWAS HEKMHEGDEG PGHHHKPGLG EGTP
Adrenomedullin	YRQSMNNFQG  LRSFGCRFGT CTVQKLAHQI YQFTDKDKDN VAPRSKISPQ GY