Table 1.
Sequences of demidefensins encoded by θ‐defensin (DEFT) genes and pseudogenes (ψDEFT).
|
Species |
Demidefensin |
Sequence[a] |
|---|---|---|
|
DEFT2 (RTD‐1a) |
RCICTRGFCRLL |
|
|
DEFT1 (RTD‐1b) |
RCLCRRGVCQLL |
|
|
DEFT3 (RTD‐1c) |
RCICVLGICRLL |
|
|
DEFT4 |
RCICTRGVCQLL |
|
|
ψDEFT1,2,3,5,6 |
RCICGRGICRLL |
|
|
ψDEFT4 |
RCICGRRICRLL |
|
|
Pongo Pygmaeus abelii 67 (Sumatran orangutan) |
ψDEFT1 |
RCICRRGVCRFL |
|
DEFT1,2,4 |
RCICRRGVCRLL |
|
|
DEFT3 |
RCICGRGVCRLL |
|
|
Gorilla gorilla 67 (lowland gorilla) |
ψDEFT1 |
RCICGRGICRLL |
|
Pan troglodytes 67 (common chimpanzee) |
ψDEFT1 |
RCIGGRGICGLL |
|
Pan paniscus 67 (bonobo chimpanzee) |
ψDEFT1 |
RCIGGRGICGLL |
|
Hylobates syndactylus 67 (siamang) |
DEFT1 |
RCICGRGVCRLL |
|
Macaca nemestrina 67 (pig‐tailed macaque) |
DEFT1 |
RCICRRGVCQLL |
|
Colobus guereza kikutensis [67] (kikuyu colobus) |
DEFT1 |
RCVCTRGFCHLL |
|
Papio anubis 65 (olive baboon)/ Papio hamadryas 66 (hamadryas baboon) |
BTD‐a |
RCVCTRGFCRLL |
|
BTD‐b |
RCVCRRGVCQLL |
|
|
BTD‐c |
RCICLLGICRLL |
|
|
BTD‐d |
RCFCRRGVCQLL |
[a] Demidefensin sequence with cysteines in bold and the three‐residue “tail” in grey.