Ocellatin

This family consists of the ocellatin family of antimicrobial peptides. Ocellatins are produced from the electrical-stimulated skin secretions of the South American frog, Leptodactylus ocellatus (Argus frog). The family consists of three structurally related peptides, ocellatin 1, ocellatin 2 and ocellatin 3. These peptides present haemolytic activity against human erythrocytes and are also active against Escherichia coli [PMID: 15648972].

The below sequences were used to create Ocellatin sequence signatures:

>CAMPSQ806
GLLDFVTGVGKDIFAQLIKQI
>CAMPSQ3323
AVLDILKDVGKGLLSHFMEKV
>CAMPSQ3324
AVLDFIKAAGKGLVTNIMEKVG
>CAMPSQ2795
GVVDILKGAAKDIAGHLASKVMNKL
>CAMPSQ2799
GLLDTLKGAAKNVVGSLASKVMEKL
>CAMPSQ566
GVVDILKGAGKDLLAHLVGKISEKV
>CAMPSQ3216
GVVDILKGAGKDLLAHALSKLSEKV
>CAMPSQ3217
GVLDILKGAGKDLLAHALSKISEKV
>CAMPSQ3218
GVLDILTGAGKDLLAHALSKLSEKV
>CAMPSQ482
GVLDILKNAAKNILAHAAEQI
>CAMPSQ567
GVLDIFKDAAKQILAHAAEKQI

The below sequences were retrieved using Ocellatin sequence signatures:

> CAMPOceH | CAMPSQ482 | P83867 | 47117131
GVLDILKNAAKNILAHAAEQI
> CAMPOceH | CAMPSQ566 | P83951 | 62297695
GVVDILKGAGKDLLAHLVGKISEKV
> CAMPOceH | CAMPSQ567 | P83866 | 62512149
GVLDIFKDAAKQILAHAAEKQI
> CAMPOceH | CAMPSQ806 | P85090 | 158705988
GLLDFVTGVGKDIFAQLIKQI
> CAMPOceH | CAMPSQ1817 | P85279 | 158562907
GVLDILKGAAKDLAGHVATKVINKI
> CAMPOceH | CAMPSQ1938 | P85443 | 172046669
GLLDFLKAAGKGLVTNL
> CAMPOceH | CAMPSQ2605 | P86711 | 308197120
VVDILKGAAKDLAGHLASKVMNKI
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