General Information
DRAVP ID DRAVPe00353
Peptide Name Caerin-1.1
Sequence GLLSVLGSVAKHVLPHVVPVIAEHL
Sequence Length 25
UniProt ID P62568 P62569 Q800R2 P56226
Source Litoria splendida (Magnificent tree frog) (Litoria gilleni) (Litoria caerulea)
Activity Information
Target Organism HIV
Assay
Activity
Hemolytic Activity No hemolysis information or data found in the reference(s) presented in this entry
Cytotoxicity No cytotoxicity information found in the reference(s) presented
Binding Target membrane
Mechanism The peptide could prevent HIV infection by disrupting the integrity of the virion membrane, and inhibit the transfer of HIV from DCs to T cells.
Structure Information
PDB ID None
Predicted Structure Download DRAVPe00353
Linear/Cyclic Linear
N-terminal Modification Free
C-terminal Modification Amidation
Other Modification None
Stereochemistry L
Physicochemical Information
Formula C121H202N32O30
Absent amino acids CDFMNQRTWY
Common amino acids V
Mass 2585.13
Pl 7.02
Basic residues 4
Acidic residues 1
Hydrophobic residues 14
Net charge 3
Boman Index 2612
Hydrophobicity 118.8
Aliphatic Index 171.2
Half Life
Extinction Coefficient cystines 0
Absorbance 280nm 0
Polar residues 4
Literature Information
Literature 1
Title Antimicrobial peptides from amphibian skin potently inhibit human immunodeficiency virus infection and transfer of virus from dendritic cells to T cells.
Pubmed ID 16140737
Reference J Virol. 2005 Sep;79(18):11598-606.
Author VanCompernolle SE, Taylor RJ, Oswald-Richter K, Jiang J, Youree BE, Bowie JH, Tyler MJ, Conlon JM, Wade D, Aiken C, Dermody TS, KewalRamani VN, Rollins-Smith LA, Unutmaz D.