Gene Symbol | Camp |
Entrez Gene ID | 12796 |
Full Name | cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide |
Synonyms | CAP18,Cnlp,Cramp,FALL39,MCLP |
General protein information |
|
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes a member of the cathelicidin family of antimicrobial peptides that play an important role in the defense against microbial infection. The encoded preproprotein undergoes proteolytic processing to generate a mature polypeptide before secretion by host cells such as neutrophils, epithelial cells and macrophages. Mice lacking the encoded protein exhibit increased susceptibility to group A streptococcus and Escherichia coli infections. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]. |