title: A novel cDNA sequence encoding a pig leukocyte antimicrobial peptide with a cathelin-like pro-sequence.
abstract: It has recently been shown that the precursors of various structurally unrelated leukocyte antimicrobial peptides share similar pro-regions. These, in turn, are highly identical to a cysteine proteinase inhibitor named cathelin, or PLCPI. In this paper we report a novel cDNA sequence of porcine bone marrow origin, encoding a protein characterized by a cathelin-like domain. The putative protein is 147 amino acid residue long, with a calculated mass of 16479 Da and appears to be the precursor of a recently isolated antimicrobial peptide named protegrin PG-2. The unique sequence of the mature PG-2 is located at the C-terminus of the precursor. Similar to the previously reported precursors, both the signal peptide and the pro-sequence of pre-proPG-2 appear highly conserved.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory, Interuniversity Consortium for Biotechnology (CIB), Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Storici
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanetti
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D010455:Peptides; D011498:Protein Precursors; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C084515:cathelin; C084516:protegrin-2; C072212:PR 39