cDNA and peptide sequences of mBD-1. (A) cDNA and deduced amino acid sequences of mBD-1. The first underline indicates the putative mature peptide; the dash represents the termination codon; the second underline indicates the polyadenylation signal. (B) Comparison of the putative prepropeptide sequences of mBD-1, hBD-1, TAP, and LAP, as well as the peptide sequences of bovine neutrophil β-defensins 1 and 11 (BNBD-1 and BNBD-11, respectively) and gallinacin 1 (GAL-1). The bottom line presents the consensus sequence of β-defensins.