title: Proteinase inhibitors of the Kunitz family in fallow deer organs: a comparative study.
abstract: Protein proteinase inhibitors belonging to the Kunitz family have been isolated and characterized in several fallow deer organs. In all the organs studied we found the basic pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) while its isoforms, previously isolated and characterized in organs of other ruminant species (bovids and ovids), were absent. In the kidney, in addition to BPTI, active fragments of the inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor were also isolated. The distribution of Kunitz-type inhibitors in different species of ruminants is compared and discussed on the basis of the expression of their encoding genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cellular and Animal Biology, Post-Graduate School in Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, University of Camerino, Italy.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Eleuteri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angeletti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fioretti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007611:Aprotinin / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002417:Cattle; D003670:Deer / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004777:Environment; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007120:Immunochemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012756:Sheep; D013045:Species Specificity; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014360:Trypsin Inhibitor, Kunitz Soybean / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D007611:Aprotinin; D014360:Trypsin Inhibitor, Kunitz Soybean