| Literature DB >> 7628632 |
K W Bensch1, M Raida, H J Mägert, P Schulz-Knappe, W G Forssmann.
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We report the isolation and characterization of a novel peptide with significant sequence homology to beta-defensins from human blood filtrate. The human beta-defensin-1 (hBD-1) is a short basic peptide of 36 amino acid residues. It contains six cysteines forming three intramolecular disulfide bonds. The molecular mass of hBD-1 is 3928.6 Da. Cloning of the specific cDNA confirmed the amino acid sequence of the native peptide. hBD-1 shares the nine conserved amino acids characteristic for beta-defensins from respiratory epithelial cells and neutrophils of cattle and chicken leukocytes. hBD-1 is present in nanomolar concentration in human plasma.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7628632 DOI： 10.1016/0014-5793(95)00687-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN： 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124