Attacin

Available protein structures:
PDB	IPR040428
AlphaFold	IPR040428;

Attacin
Attacin
	The silk moth, Hyalophora cecropia
Identifiers
Symbol	Attacin, Att
InterPro	IPR040428
PDB
Available protein structures:
PDB	IPR040428
AlphaFold	IPR040428;

Attacin is a glycine-rich protein of about 20 kDa belonging to the group of antimicrobial peptides (AMP). It is active against Gram-negative bacteria.^[1]

SymbolAttacin, Att

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Attacin was first discovered in Hyalophora cecropia,^[2]^[3] but is widely conserved in different insects from butterflies to fruit flies.

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