2pm5 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
DEF3_HUMAN Defensin 2 and defensin 3 have antibiotic, fungicide and antiviral activities. Has antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Defensins are thought to kill microbes by permeabilizing their plasma membrane.[1][2][3][4]
Evolutionary Conservation
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↑Hill CP, Yee J, Selsted ME, Eisenberg D. Crystal structure of defensin HNP-3, an amphiphilic dimer: mechanisms of membrane permeabilization. Science. 1991 Mar 22;251(5000):1481-5. PMID:2006422
↑Xie C, Prahl A, Ericksen B, Wu Z, Zeng P, Li X, Lu WY, Lubkowski J, Lu W. Reconstruction of the conserved beta-bulge in mammalian defensins using D-amino acids. J Biol Chem. 2005 Sep 23;280(38):32921-9. Epub 2005 May 13. PMID:15894545 doi:M503084200
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