A Nhel RFLP in the human antithrombin III gene (1q23-q25) (AT3)

Antimicrobial antithrombin III peptide 1 Antimicrobial effects of helix D-derived peptides of human antithrombin III*

Antithrombin III (ATIII) is a key antiproteinase involved in blood coagulation. Previous investigations have shown that ATIII is degraded by Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease, leading to release of heparin binding fragments derived from its D helix. As heparin binding and antimicrobial activity of peptides frequently overlap, we here set out to explore possible antibacterial effects of intact a...

A TaqI RFLP for the human arylsulfatase A gene.

Structural studies on the carbohydrate portion of human antithrombin III.

Human antithrombin III has been shown to contain four identical N-glycosidically linked carbohydrate chain per molecule. These carbohydrate chains have been investigated by sugar and methylation analysis before and after removal of N-acetylneuraminic acid residues. The chains have been further investigated by Smith degradation, trifluoroacetolytic degradation, and degradation after chromium tri...

Characterization of an unusual DNA length polymorphism 5' to the human antithrombin III gene.

Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that a DNA length polymorphism 5' to the human antithrombin III gene is due to the presence of 32bp or 108bp nonhomologous nucleotide sequences (variable segments) 345bp upstream from the translation initiation codon. Sequences at the 3' borders of both variable segments can form intrastrand inverted repeat structures with sequences further downstream. An i...

A frequent Hindlll RFLP of the human fibrorrertin gene ( FNl )

SOURCE/DESCRIPTION: The probe used is a Hindlll/BamHI fragment of 1.4kb from the fibronectin recombinant, pFH6 (Kornblihtt, A.R. et al.). POLYMORPHISM: Hindlll (A/AGCTT) (New England, Bio-Labs, FRG) detects invariant bands at 4.75 and 1.7kb in addition to a simple two-allele polymorphism defined by the presence of a band of 7.1kb (F2) alternatively with two bands of 3.7 and 3.4kb (Fl) (Figure 1...