The sequence of the mouse genome is a key informational tool for understanding the
contents of the human genome and a key experimental tool for biomedical research. Here …

The proline-rich proteins (PRPs) in mammalian salivary glands are encoded by tissue-
specific multigene families whose members have diverged with respect to structure and …

Using an overlay technique, we previously showed that the Gram-negative periodontal
pathogen Fusobacterium nucleatum binds to a glycoprotein of Mr 89,000 (Prakobphol, A …

The large aggregating chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan of cartilage, aggrecan, has served
as a prototype of proteoglycan structure. Molecular cloning has elucidated its primary …

Saliva influences rumen function in cattle, yet the biochemical role for most of the bovine
salivary proteins (BSPs) has yet to be established. Two cDNAs (BSP30a and BSP30b) from …

Hypervariability at minisatellite loci is maintained by spontaneous mutation to new-length
alleles. At the most variable loci, mutation rate is directly measurable by pedigree analysis …

Increasing evidence shows the existence of nonproliferation-specific gene (s) whose
expression is mostly present in growth-arrested cells. One member of this gene family has …

The overproduction of P-glycoprotein, an integral membrane protein thought to function as a
drug efflux pump, is the hallmark of the multidrug resistance phenotype. In murine multidrug …

Using a DNA construct, named Lama, derived from the murine parotid secretory protein
(PSP) gene, we have obtained salivary gland specific gene expression in transgenic mice …

Both cDNA and genomic DNA sequences have been isolated which encode a proline-rich
precursor protein of the sheath from microfilariae, the first stage larvae of the filarial …