The innate immune system includes antimicrobial peptides that protect multicellular organisms from a diverse spectrum of microorganisms.
beta-Defensins comprise one important family of mammalian antimicrobial peptides.
This strategy identified 28 new human and 43 new mouse beta-defensin genes in five syntenic chromosomal regions.
Within each syntenic cluster, the gene sequences and organization were similar, suggesting each cluster pair arose from a common ancestor and was retained because of conserved functions.
Preliminary analysis indicates that at least 26 of the predicted genes are transcribed.
These results demonstrate the value of a genomewide search strategy to identify genes with conserved structural motifs.
Applications:Suitable for use in ELISA, Western Blot, Immunohistochemistry, Immunocytochemistry.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:ELISA: 1:100-5000Western Blot: 1:50-400Immunocytochemistry: 1:50-500Immunohistochemistry (frozen): 1:50-500Immunohistochemistry (paraffin): 1:10-100Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.