Table 2 Characteristics of avian β-defensin subfamilies
From: Evolution of the avian β-defensin and cathelicidin genes
Genea | Type | Defensin motifb | Coding exonsc |
|---|---|---|---|
AvBD13 | one to one ortholog | (9) C (6) C (3) C (9) C (6) CC | 2 (3 in Galliformes) |
AvBD12 | one to one ortholog | (4–6) C (6) C (4) C (9) C (6) CC (10–11) | 2 |
AvBD11 | one to one ortholog | (9) C (6) C (5) C (9) C (6) CC (9) C (6) C (6) C (7) C (6) CC | 3 (defensin motif duplicated) |
AvBD10 | one to one ortholog | (11) C (6–7) C (4) C (9) C (6) CC | 3 |
AvBD9 | one to one ortholog | (10) C (6) C (4) C (9) C (6) CC | 3 |
AvBD8 | one to one ortholog | (11) C (6) C (4) C (10) C (5) CC | 3 |
AvBD7 | Duplicated as AvBD6 in Galliformes | (11) C (6) C (4) C (9) C (5) CC | 3 |
AvBD2 | one to one ortholog | (11) C (4) C (4) C (9) C (5) CC | 3 (3rd exon: 14 residues in Passeriformes) |
AvBD1 | Up to 3 paralogs in a single species | (11) C (6) C (4) C (9) C (5) CC | 3 |
AvBD3 | Up to 14 paralogs in a single species | (5–7) C (6) C (4) C (9) C (5) CC | 3 (3rd exon: 12–14 residues in Galliformes) |
AvBD5 | one to one ortholog | (11) C (6) C (4) C (9) C (5) CC | 3 |
AvBD4 | one to one ortholog | (9–14) C (6) C (4) C (9) C (5) CC | 2–3 |
AvBD14 | One to one ortholog | (6) C (6) C (4) C (9) C (6) CC | 2 |