The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Cecropin across different species:

Cecropin A1 (CecA1), Cecropin A2 (CecA2), Cecropin B (CecB), Cecropin C (CecC), cecropin E (CecE)

Other aliases include:

cec, Cec, CEC, Cec A1, cecA, CecA, cecA1, CG1365, CG4740, crpA1, DmelCG1365, cecA2, CG1367, crpA2, DmelCG1367, cecB, DmelCG1878, CG1878, BcDNA:RH33561, Cec-C, cecC, CG1373, DmelCG1373, BmCecE

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Cecropin:

cecropin A1 – CG1365-PA – CecA1-PA – CecropinA – Cecropin-A1 – cecropin – cecropin A – cecropinA1 – cecropin-A – cecropin A2 – CG1367-PA – CecA2-PA – cecropinA2 – Cecropin-A – cecropin B – CG1878-PA – CecB-PA – cecropin C – CG1373-PA – CecC-PA – antibacterial peptide CM-IV

Cecropin fulfills a number of functions:

molecular_function

Cecropin is relevant to the following processes:

antibacterial humoral response – autophagic cell death – defense response to Gram-negative bacterium – defense response to Gram-positive bacterium – defense response to bacterium – defense response to fungus – salivary gland cell autophagic cell death

Locations for Cecropin:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology

anti-Cecropin antibody (ABIN117971) cited in The Journal of membrane biology

anti-Cecropin antibody (ABIN117971) cited in Insect biochemistry and molecular biology

anti-Cecropin antibody (ABIN117971) cited in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

anti-Cecropin antibody (ABIN117971) cited in The Journal of biological chemistry

anti-Cecropin antibody (ABIN117971) cited in Biochimica et biophysica acta

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