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Table 1 Full sequence of ponericin W5 (P82427) and its fragments. The full peptide corresponding to ponericin W5 and its fragments were identified in the venom of N. villosa. Isoforms of the full peptide and its fragments were also identified

From: Peptidomic investigation of Neoponera villosa venom by high-resolution mass spectrometry: seasonal and nesting habitat variations

Sequence

Condition

Mw (Da)

Peptide processing/Mutations

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKKKQ

Ponericin W5

2598.57

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKKKQ

Nv1; Nv2; Nv3; Nv4

2598.57

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKKK

Nv1;Nv3; Nv4

2470.51

Carboxypeptidase

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKK

Nv1

2342.42

Carboxypeptidase

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLF

Nv4

2086.23

Carboxypeptidase

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVVGL

Nv2;Nv4

1939.16

Carboxypeptidase

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVVG

Nv1; Nv3; Nv4

1826.08

Carboxypeptidase

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVV

Nv1

1769.06

Carboxypeptidase

 ALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKK

Nv4

1952.25

Endopeptidase

 ALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLF

Nv1

1696.06

Endopeptidase

 ALIKGAAKLIPSVVG

Nv4

1548.99

Endopeptidase

 GAAKLIPSVVGLFKK

Nv1

1526.95

Endopeptidase

 GAAKLIPSVVGLF

Nv4

1270.76

Endopeptidase

 AAKLIPSVVGLF

Nv1;

1213.74

Endopeptidase

 IPSVVGLFKK

Nv4

1342.83

Endopeptidase

 PSVVGLFKKK

Nv3;

1101.69

Endopeptidase

 IPSVVGLFK

Nv4

958.58

Endopeptidase

 WGALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKKKQ

Nv1;

2451.50

Aminopeptidase

 GALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKKKQ

Nv4

2265.42

Aminopeptidase

 ALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKKKQ

Nv1;Nv4

2208.40

Aminopeptidase

 IKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKKKQ

Nv1; Nv4

2024.28

Aminopeptidase

 GAAKLIPSVVGLFKKKQ

Nv1; Nv2;Nv4

1783.10

Aminopeptidase

 AAKLIPSVVGLFKKKQ

Nv1;Nv2; Nv4

1726.08

Aminopeptidase

 PSVVGLFKKKQ

Nv1; Nv2; Nv4

1229.74

Aminopeptidase

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVVGMFKKKQ

Nv1; Nv3; Nv4

2616.53

(Leu19Met)

FWGALIKGAAKLIPSVVGM

Nv3

1957.12

(Leu19Met)/carboxypeptidase

 GALIKGAAKLIPSVVGMFKKKQ

Nv3

2283.38

(Leu19Met)/aminopeptidase

 ALIKGAAKLIPSVVGMFKKKQ

Nv3

2226.36

(Leu19Met)/aminopeptidase

 ALIKGAAKLIPSVVGM

Nv3

1566.95

(Leu19Met)/endopeptidase

 GAAKLIPSVVGMFKKKQ

Nv1;Nv3

1801.06

(Leu19Met)/endopeptidase

FW*GALIKGAAKLIPSVVGLFKKKQ

Nv2; Nv4

2614.57

*Oxidation

FW*GALIKGAAKLIPSVVGL

Nv2

1955.16

*Oxidation/carboxypeptidase

FW*GALIKGAAK

Nv3

1176.66

*Oxidation/carboxypeptidase

  1. Nv1: winter; Nv2: summer; Nv3 ground-dwelling ants; Nv4: arboreal ants
  2. Bold letter indicates a mutation
  3. * Indicates an oxidation