PGLa and PGLa-H display a broad-spectrum of antibacterial activity against a range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. PGLa also displays antifungal activity against C.albicans ATCC 14053. PGLa-H shows moderate antibacterial activity against the multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) but exhibits very little hemolytic activity. Expressed by the skin glands. Synthesized in the stomach and stored in a novel granular multinucleated cell in the gastric mucosa. Stored as active, processed peptides in large granules within the granular gland secretions of the skin. Belongs to the gastrin/cholecystokinin family. Magainin subfamily.