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1.C.85.3.1
Epithelial Gallinacin-1α. The full length antimicrobial peptide precursor is CHP2. Attacks bacteria and fungi. 

Accession Number:P46157
Protein Name:Gallinacin-1 alpha
Length:65
Molecular Weight:7286.00
Species:gallus gallus (Chicken) [9031]
Number of TMSs:2
Location1 / Topology2 / Orientation3: Secreted1
Substrate molecule

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Pfam: PF00711   

Gene Ontology

GO:0005576 C:extracellular region
GO:0042742 P:defense response to bacterium
GO:0050832 P:defense response to fungus
GO:0031640 P:killing of cells of another organism

References (3)

[1] “Gallinacin-3, an inducible epithelial beta-defensin in the chicken.”  Zhao C.et.al.   11254635
[2] “Gallinacins: cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides of chicken leukocytes.”  Harwig S.S.L.et.al.   8150085
[3] “Isolation of antimicrobial peptides from avian heterophils.”  Evans E.W.et.al.   7964174

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FASTA formatted sequence 
1:	MRIVYLLLPF ILLLAQGAAG SSQALGRKSD CFRKNGFCAF LKCPYLTLIS GKCSRFHLCC 
61:	KRIWG