Theta defensin

θ-defensin
Reconstructed human retrocyclin-2 (PDB: 2ATG​)
Identifiers
SymbolN/A
PfamPF00879
OPM superfamily203
OPM protein2atg
Available protein structures:
PDB  PF00879 (ECOD; PDBsum)  
AlphaFold
UniProt family
Pfam match is not exclusive of other defensins.

Theta-defensins (θ-defensins, retrocyclins, or demidefensins) are a family of mammalian antimicrobial peptides. They are found in non-human 'Old World' primates, but not in human, gorilla, bonobo, and chimpanzee.

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