Stomoxys calcitrans Smd2 protein

a Defensin-2 precusor protein, its an antibacterial peptide which is active mostly against Gram-negative bacteria; its activity is enhanced by lipopolysaccharide; defensin is expressed specifically in anterior midgut; not expressed in fat body or hemocytes; isolated from Stomoxys calcitrans; amino acid sequence in first source; GenBank AF013147

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