Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 820
Gene name Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide
Gene symbol CAMP
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CAP-18CAP18CRAMPFALL-39FALL39HSD26LL37
Chromosome 3
Chromosome location 3p21.31
Summary This gene encodes a member of an antimicrobial peptide family, characterized by a highly conserved N-terminal signal peptide containing a cathelin domain and a structurally variable cationic antimicrobial peptide, which is produced by extracellular proteo
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT023085 hsa-miR-124-3p Microarray 18668037
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
NR0B1 Repression 12213901
VDR Unknown 15985530
WT1 Repression 12213901
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001530 Function Lipopolysaccharide binding IBA
GO:0001878 Process Response to yeast IDA 14978112, 20209079
GO:0002227 Process Innate immune response in mucosa IDA 12860195
GO:0002376 Process Immune system process IEA
GO:0002539 Process Prostaglandin production involved in inflammatory response IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600474 1472 ENSG00000164047
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P49913
Protein name Cathelicidin 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;
Protein function Antimicrobial protein that is an integral component of the innate immune system (PubMed:14978112, PubMed:16637646, PubMed:18818205, PubMed:22879591, PubMed:9736536). Binds to bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) (PubMed:16637646, PubMed:18818205)
PDB 2FBS , 2FBU , 2FCG , 2K6O , 2LMF , 2NA3 , 4EYC , 5NMN , 5NNK , 5NNM , 5NNT , 5XNG , 5XRX , 6BIV , 6BIX , 6S6M , 7NPQ , 7PDC , 7SAY , 8DEW
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00666 Cathelicidins 31 131 Domain
PF12153 CAP18_C 136 163 LPS binding domain of CAP18 (C terminal) Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in neutrophilic granulocytes (at protein level) (PubMed:7529412, PubMed:7615076, PubMed:7890387, PubMed:8681941, PubMed:8946956, PubMed:9736536). Expressed in bone marrow (PubMed:7890387). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7529412, ECO:000
Sequence
Sequence length 170
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Neutrophil extracellular trap formation
NOD-like receptor signaling pathway
Salivary secretion
Staphylococcus aureus infection
Tuberculosis
  Neutrophil degranulation
Antimicrobial peptides
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ROSACEA CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations