Biology:PRB3

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Basic salivary proline-rich protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRB3 gene.[1][2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a proline-rich salivary protein. It is a major constituent of parotid saliva. This protein is proposed to act as a bacterial receptor. This gene and five other genes that also encode salivary proline-rich proteins (PRPs), as well as a gene encoding a lacrimal gland PRP, form a PRP gene cluster in the chromosomal 12p13 region.[2]

References

  1. "Structure and bacterial receptor activity of a human salivary proline-rich glycoprotein". J Biol Chem 266 (26): 17358–68. Oct 1991. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)47381-X. PMID 1894623. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: PRB3 proline-rich protein BstNI subfamily 3". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5544. 

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