Identification and characterization of novel reptile cathelicidins from elapid snakes

Three cDNA sequences coding for elapid cathelicidins were cloned from constructed venom gland cDNA libraries of Naja atra, Bungarus fasciatus and Ophiophagus hannah. The open reading frames of the cloned elapid cathelicidins were all composed of 576 bp an

We thank two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by the grants of "Key Research Direction-KSCX2-YW-R-088" and "Western Light" projects from The Chinese Academy of Sciences; and grants from National Nat