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Facts about Dermcidin.
coli, E.faecalis, S.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | DCD |
Uniprot: | P81605 |
Entrez: | 117159 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
AIDDdiffusible survival/evasion peptide; DCD-1; dermcidin; DSEPpreproteolysin; HCAP; MGC71930; PIF; Preproteolysin; proteolysis inducing factor; survival promoting peptide
Mass (kDA):
11.284 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 12q13.2 |
Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (54644589..54648365, complement) |
Specifically and constitutively expressed in eccrine sweat gland cells. Secreted into the sweat at a concentration of 1-10 micrograms/ml.
Secreted.
PMID: 11694882 by Schittek B., et al. Dermcidin: a novel human antibiotic peptide secreted by sweat glands.
PMID: 17448443 by Lee Motoyama J.P., et al. Identification of dermcidin in human gestational tissue and characterization of its proteolytic activity.