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pep-05234 v1 CC-BY-SA-4.0

Defensin-1 cancer-fighting peptide

An experimental peptide being studied for its ability to fight cancer cells; not an approved drug.

statusbioassayed targetANTICANCER length56 aa refs1
anticancer
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status 2 / 5 · 0 verified on platform
prediction metrics boltz-2 2.2.1
ipTM0.000
pTM0.572
avg pLDDT84.1
ranking score0.787
STRUCTURE · PEP-05234 × ANTICANCER
ranking0.787
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RECEPTOR UNKNOWN
peptide conformation only · no target structure
target interface 4.5Å peptide drag rotate · ctrl+scroll zoom · right-click pan
sequence56 aa
151015202530354045505556
MKAIVVLLILALIL CLYAMTTVEGACQF WSCNSSCISRGYRQ GYCWGIQYKYCQCQ
in the news 27 articles
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full evidence table1 metrics
metricvaluetool
ranking score 0.7872396111488342 boltz-2
3-letter notation
Met-Lys-Ala-Ile-Val-Val-Leu-Leu-Ile-Leu-Ala-Leu-Ile-Leu-Cys-Leu-Tyr-Ala-Met-Thr-Thr-Val-Glu-Gly-Ala-Cys-Gln-Phe-Trp-Ser-Cys-Asn-Ser-Ser-Cys-Ile-Ser-Arg-Gly-Tyr-Arg-Gln-Gly-Tyr-Cys-Trp-Gly-Ile-Gln-Tyr-Lys-Tyr-Cys-Gln-Cys-Gln
recipeboltz-2 2.2.1
parametervalue
modelboltz-2 2.2.1
weights
hardwarevast_v100_32gb
mlx version
python
random seed1
msa strategynone_monomer
runtime
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predicted at2026-05-23
citationbibtex
peptidemodel (2026). Defensin-1 cancer-fighting peptide (pep-05234, v1). PeptideModel. https://peptidemodel.com/card/pep-05234
@peptide{pep05234,
  sequence = {MKAIVVLLILALILCLYAMTTVEGACQFWSCNSSCISRGYRQGYCWGIQYKYCQCQ},
  target   = {anticancer},
  author   = {peptidemodel},
  year     = {2026},
  status   = {bioassayed}
}
references 1 papers
[1]
Antimicrobial peptide induction in the haemolymph of the Mexican scorpion Centruroides limpidus limpidus in response to septic injury
Rodríguez de la Vega R; García B; D’Ambrosio C; Diego-García E; Scaloni A; Possani L Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 2004
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