Gene Information
Gene NameCAP18
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length170
Protein NamesCathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (18 kDa cationic antimicrobial protein) (CAP-18) (hCAP-18) [Cleaved into: Antibacterial peptide FALL-39 (FALL-39 peptide antibiotic); Antibacterial peptide LL-37; Antibacterial peptide KR-20; Antibacterial peptide LL-23; Antibacterial peptide LL-29; Antibacterial peptide KS-30; Antibacterial peptide RK-31; Antibacterial peptide FF-33]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP49913
Gene CardCAMP
Uniprot IDP49913
PfamPF12153
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in neutrophilic granulocytes (at protein level) (PubMed:7890387, PubMed:8946956, PubMed:9736536, PubMed:7529412, PubMed:7615076, PubMed:8681941). Expressed in bone marrow (PubMed:7890387). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7529412, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7615076, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7890387, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8681941, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8946956, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9736536}.;
[Antibacterial peptide LL-37]: Expressed in granulocytes (at protein level) (PubMed:8681941). Expressed by the eccrine apparatus and secreted into sweat on skin (at protein level) (PubMed:14978112). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14978112, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8681941}.;
[Antibacterial peptide FALL-39]: Expressed in bone marrow and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7529412}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 2FBS  (NMR  2FBU  (NMR  2FCG  (NMR  2K6O  (NMR  2LMF  (NMR  2NA3  (NMR  4EYC  (X-ray  1.90A  5NMN  (X-ray  0.95A  5NNK  (X-ray  1.80A  5NNM  (X-ray  1.90A  5NNT  (X-ray  2.21A  5XNG  (NMR  5XRX  (NMR  6BIV  (X-ray  2.90A  6BIX  (X-ray  2.20A  6S6M  (X-ray  1.35A  7NPQ  (X-ray  1.50A  7PDC  (X-ray  1.83A  7SAY  (X-ray  2.10A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14978112}. Vesicle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7529412, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9736536}. Note=Stored as pro-peptide in granules and phagolysosomes of neutrophils (PubMed:9736536, PubMed:7529412). Secreted in sweat onto skin (PubMed:14978112). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14978112, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7529412, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9736536}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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