alpha-Lactalbumin is an abundant milk-specific calcium metalloprotein which has an
evolutionary relationship to lysozyme. It modifies the substrate specificity of a Golgi …

Mice carrying either a deletion of the murine alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-lac) gene (null allele)
or its replacement by the human alpha-lac gene (humanized allele) have been generated by …

Abstract α-Lactalbumin (α-La) is a unique protein component of milk whey in all mammalian
subdivisions, the eutherians, marsupials and monotremes. Following its early isolation by …

The murine α-lactalbumin-encoding gene (mαLa) was isolated and completely sequenced.
The 2.3-kb transcription unit shared a similar organization with that of its counterparts from …

A cDNA clone for the bovine milk protein, α-lactalbumin (αLA), has been identified using a
rat cDNA probe. The bovine cDNA clone is 703 nucleotides (nt) long, contains 8 nt of 5' …

Lactose synthase (a complex of β1, 4-galactosyltransferase and α-lactalbumin) forms
lactose in the Golgi complex of mammary epithelial cells. To determine whether α …

Improvement of the nutritional value of cow milk with transgenic expression of recombinant
human α-lactalbumin (α-LA) has been previously attempted. However, the detailed …

The biological role of α-lactalbumin has been elucidated recently. It is one of two proteins
required for the lactose synthetase enzyme, the enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of …

1148 NOTES AND COMMENTS portant to offspring survival in all oviparous vertebrates
(Board and Fuller, 1974). Specializations for protection of the eggs from microbial attack are …

Abstract α-Lactalbumin is the major protein in breast milk (20-25% of total protein) and has
been described to have several physiologic functions in the neonatal period. In the …