?-Galactoside soluble lectin from human brain: complete amino acid sequence.
A soluble lectin from human brain, specific for ?-galactoside-containing glycoconjugates, has been sequenced and compared with a similar protein purified from human placenta. The sequence was established from the analysis of the peptides obtained by chemical and proteolytic cleavage. The brain lectin has a complete homology with that of placenta. This and similar results observed in other mammals strongly suggest that there is only one gene, per species, encoding for this protein.
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Laboratoire de Biochimie et Technologie des Protéines, U.F.R. Santé Médecine et Biologie Humaine, 74, rue Marcel Cachin, F-93012 Bobigny Cedex, France.
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Joubert
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Caron
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Rossier
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