Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
P49913
Entry Name:
CAMP_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (18 kDa cationic antimicrobial protein) (CAP-18) (hCAP-18) [Cleaved into: Antibacterial peptide FALL-39 (FALL-39 peptide antibiotic); Antibacterial peptide LL-37]
Gene Names:
CAMP CAP18 FALL39 HSD26
Gene Names Orf:
HSD26
Gene Names Primary:
CAMP
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
170
Sequence:
MKTQRDGHSLGRWSLVLLLLGLVMPLAIIAQVLSYKEAVLRAIDGINQRSSDANLYRLLDLDPRPTMDGDPDTPKPVSFTVKETVCPRTTQQSPEDCDFKKDGLVKRCMGTVTLNQARGSFDISCDKDNKRFALLGDFFRKSKEKIGKEFKRIVQRIKDFLRNLVPRTES
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Secreted.

Function

Function:
Binds to bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS), has antibacterial activity.
Gene Ontology Go:
cell wall
extracellular exosome
extracellular region
extracellular space
intracellular
specific granule
antibacterial humoral response
antifungal humoral response
cell redox homeostasis
chronic inflammatory response
defense response to bacterium
defense response to Gram-negative bacterium
defense response to Gram-positive bacterium
innate immune response
innate immune response in mucosa
killing by host of symbiont cells
negative regulation of growth of symbiont on or near host surface
positive regulation of interleukin-8 secretion
response to yeast
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
antibacterial humoral response
antifungal humoral response
cell redox homeostasis
chronic inflammatory response
defense response to bacterium
defense response to Gram-negative bacterium
defense response to Gram-positive bacterium
innate immune response
innate immune response in mucosa
killing by host of symbiont cells
negative regulation of growth of symbiont on or near host surface
positive regulation of interleukin-8 secretion
response to yeast
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
cell wall
extracellular exosome
extracellular region
extracellular space
intracellular
specific granule
Keywords:
3D-structure
Antibiotic
Antimicrobial
Cleavage on pair of basic residues
Complete proteome
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Reference proteome
Secreted
Signal
Interacts With:
P08069

Publication

PubMed ID:
7529412 7615076 7890387 8946956 8681941 11238224 15489334 16637646 18818205