title: A family of structural genes for human lymphoblastoid (leukocyte-type) interferon.
abstract: Amino acid sequences of tryptic and chymotryptic peptides from human lymphoblastoid interferon (IFN-alpha) have been determined. The results show that IFN-alpha consists of a family of proteins with at least five different, but homologous, primary structures. There appears to be little, if any, glycosylation of the major components of IFN-alpha.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D005796:Genes; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000235:genetics*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007372:Interferons