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Table 1 Examples of "non-classical" antimicrobial peptides, originating from diverse heparin-binding (poly)peptides.

From: Antimicrobial activity of a C-terminal peptide from human extracellular superoxide dismutase

Origin

Sequence

Reference

Plasma proteins

  

   Complement factor C3

LGEACKKVFLDCCNYITELRRQHARAS

[13, 14]

   High molecular weight kininogen

HKHGHGHGKHKNKGKKNGKH

[15]

   Fibronectin

QPPRARITGYIIKYEKPG

[17]

   Protein C Inhibitor

SEKTLRKWLKMFKKRQLELY

[11]

   Histidine-rich glycoprotein

GHHPHGHHPHGHHPHGHHPH

[18, 19]

Extracellular proteins

  

   Amphiregulin

LKKNGSCKRGPRTHYGQKAIL

[17]

   Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor

GKRKKKGKGLGKKRDPCLRKYK

[17]

   Fibroblast growth factor

  

   Hepatocyte growth factor

LKIKTKKVNTADQCANRCTRNKGL

 

   Vitronectin

AKKQRFRHRNRKGYR

[11]

   PRELP

QPTRRPRPGTGPGRRPRPRPRP

[17]

   Laminin chains

SRNLSEIKLLISQARK

KDFLSIELFRGRVKV

LGTRLRAQSRQRSRPGRWHKVSVRW RLRAQSRQRSRPGRWHKVSVRW

[11]