Details of Host Immune Factor (HIF) Regulating Microbe Species (MIC)

General Information of HIF (ID: HIFM0106)
HIF Name	Isoform 2
HIF Synonym(s)	Alarin
HIF Classification	Antimicrobial peptide (AMP)
Molecular Function	Antibiotic; Antimicrobial; Hormone; Neuropeptide
Description	Alarin has been identified in humans. It forms the first line of host defense against pathogenic infections and are a key component of the ancient innate immune system.		[1]
Pfam	Galanin (PF01296 )
Sequence	Click here to download the HIF sequence in FASTA format
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	Uniprot ID	GALP_HUMAN
	APD ID	AP02190

Microbe Species (MIC) Regulated by This HIF
Escherichia coli (enterobacteria)		MIC00516
Description	Membrane blebbing was observed on Escherichia coli incubated with alarin at 20M.		[2]

References
1	APD3: the antimicrobial peptide database as a tool for research and education.Nucleic Acids Res. 2016 Jan 4;44(D1):D1087-93. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkv1278. Epub 2015 Nov 23.
2	Human antimicrobial peptides and proteins.Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2014 May 13;7(5):545-94. doi: 10.3390/ph7050545.

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