Table 1.
Oyster antimicrobial peptides and proteins (AMPs).
| Oyster AMP | Variants | MW (kDa) | pI | Localization (expression) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSαβ-containing defensins | Cg-Defm | 4.6 | 8.7 | Mantle (constitutive) |
| Cg-Defh1 | 4.7 | 8.5 | Hemocytes (constitutive) | |
| Cg-Defh2 | 4.6 | 8.5 | Hemocytes (constitutive) | |
| Big defensins | Cg-BigDef1 | 10.7 | 9.2 | Hemocytes (inducible) |
| Cg-BigDef2 | 9.8* | 8.6 | Hemocytes (inducible) | |
| Cg-BigDef3 | 9.7* | 8.8 | Hemocytes (constitutive) | |
| Proline-rich peptides | Cg-lgPrp | 1.8* | 12.1 | Hemocytes (repressed) |
| Cg-stPrp | 1.5* | 12.0 | Hemocytes (repressed) | |
| Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein | Cg-BPI | 50.1 | 9.3 | Hemocytes (inducible) |
| Epithelia (constitutive) |
MW: observed or theorical (*) molecular weight; pI: theoretical isoelectric point.