5cui

Structural highlights

Function

[DEF5_HUMAN] Has antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Defensins are thought to kill microbes by permeabilizing their plasma membrane. All DEFA5 peptides exert antimicrobial activities, but their potency is affected by peptide processing.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ↑ Ghosh D, Porter E, Shen B, Lee SK, Wilk D, Drazba J, Yadav SP, Crabb JW, Ganz T, Bevins CL. Paneth cell trypsin is the processing enzyme for human defensin-5. Nat Immunol. 2002 Jun;3(6):583-90. Epub 2002 May 20. PMID:12021776 doi:10.1038/ni797
2. ↑ Ericksen B, Wu Z, Lu W, Lehrer RI. Antibacterial activity and specificity of the six human {alpha}-defensins. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Jan;49(1):269-75. PMID:15616305 doi:10.1128/AAC.49.1.269-275.2005
3. ↑ Szyk A, Wu Z, Tucker K, Yang D, Lu W, Lubkowski J. Crystal structures of human alpha-defensins HNP4, HD5, and HD6. Protein Sci. 2006 Dec;15(12):2749-60. Epub 2006 Nov 6. PMID:17088326 doi:ps.062336606