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Facts about Lysozyme C-2.
More powerful than Lyz1 in murdering Gram-negative bacteria. Lyz1 and Lyz2 are equally effective in killing Gram- positive bacteria.
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | Lyz2 |
| Uniprot: | P08905 |
| Entrez: | 17105 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| glycosyl hydrolase 22 family |

Lysozyme C-2
Mass (kDA):
16.689 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 10 D2|10 65.34 cM |
| Sequence: | 10; |
Expressed weakly in myeloblasts, moderately in immature macrophages, and strongly in both mature macrophages and macrophage-rich tissues.

PMID: 3413093 by Cross M., et al. Mouse lysozyme M gene: isolation, characterization, and expression studies.
PMID: 12411294 by Ganz T., et al. Increased inflammation in lysozyme M-deficient mice in response to Micrococcus luteus and its peptidoglycan.