Table 6.

Predicted cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide gene sequences

Cathelicidin Gene	Predicted Sequence of Precursor Protein
Cathelicidin2_VARKO	MELFLLGVTLLMLGVPGATSPPLDAPSALLPRDVARMAVEDFNQEAEGQAVFRLLKLKHTHKVKFRWGFHFSLNFTIKETHCRKSDNYRIENCRYKTKGPIQDCSAQVSVLNFMPDSPLTSVKCRRGNGRGSRKAQPSAMLQAEERQPQVHVEVYLPSAYSIAALSVAEEEPSRPAARPH
Cathelicidin4.1_VARKO	MASPWALPLMLLLLGMVGAAPSTAPPSSYDQVIAAAVDIYNQQQKPEYAFRLLEAEPQPDWNSSAQTNQVLRFSIKETVCRPSEKADLSQCDYKPDGVDRDCSGFYSPQQSPPTIMVQCEDVDQELDRVTRFRWRRFFRKAKRFLKRHGVSIAIGTVRLLRRFG
Cathelicidin4.2_VARKO	MASPRALLLMLLLLRTVGAAPSAAPPSSYEQVIAAAVDTYNQQQKPAYAFRLLEAEPQPDWNPSAGTTQPLRFSIKETVCRPSEKADLSQCDYKPNGVDRDCSGFYSPQQQSPPTILVQCEDLDRVTRRRWRRFFQKAKRFVKRHGVSIAVGAYRIIG

Full predicted animo acid sequence of Komodo cathelicidin proteins. Note, the Cathelicidin2_VARKO lacks the VTR sequence that is typically present in other reptile cathleicidin precursor proteins, including Cathelicidin4.1_VARKO and Cathelicidin4.2_VARKO