Amino acid sequences of mammalian Kazal-type proteinase inhibitors from salivary glands

1993; Elsevier BV; Volume: 106; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0305-0491(93)90014-v

ISSN

0305-0491

Autores

Karl HOCHSTRASSER, Elmar Wächter, Peter W. M. Reisinger, Michael Greim, G.J. Albrecht, Wolfgang Gebhard,

Tópico(s)

Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema

Resumo

1. The amino acid sequences of bikazins (the double-headed Kazal-type proteinase inhibitors from submandibular glands) isolated from the snow leopard (Unica unica), the European mink (Mustela lutreola), and the European pine marten (Martes martes) were determined. 2. N-terminal domains of bikazins are characterized by a cysteine residue spacing that differs from that of C-terminal domains of bikazins and other Kazal-type proteinase inhibitor domains. 3. N-terminal sequences of bikazins seem to be specific for, and highly conserved within, each Carnivora family.

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