THE AMINO-ACID-SEQUENCE OF AVIAN THYMIC HORMONE, A PARVALBUMIN

被引:33
作者
BREWER, JM
WUNDERLICH, JK
RAGLAND, WL
机构
[1] UNIV GEORGIA,DEPT AVIAN MED,ATHENS,GA 30602
[2] UNIV GEORGIA,MOLEC GENET INSTRUMENTAT FACIL,ATHENS,GA 30602
关键词
ATH sequence; avian thymic hormone; parvalbumin; thymus;
D O I
10.1016/0300-9084(90)90047-K
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The complete amino acid sequence of 'avian thymic hormone' (ATH), a protein from thymus tissue that appears to promote immune maturation in chicken bone marrow cells in culture, is presented. The sequence was obtained from sequences of ATH peptides isolated by HLPC after tryptic, chymotryptic, peptic or S aureus V8 protease digestions. The protein is a parvalbumin consisting of 108 residues with a blocked amino terminus, a single cysteine, tyrosine, proline and arginine and no arginine and no histidine, methionine or tryptophan. This is the first amino acid sequence of a parvalbumin which is not derived from muscle tissue. © 1990.
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页码:653 / 660
页数:8
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