LOCUS       HSU73945                 322 bp    mRNA    linear   HUM 18-MAR-1997
DEFINITION  Human beta-defensin-1 mRNA, complete cds.
ACCESSION   U73945
VERSION     U73945.1
KEYWORDS    defensin; lung.
SOURCE      Homo sapiens (human)
  ORGANISM  Homo sapiens
            Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
            Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;
            Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 322)
  AUTHORS   McCray,P.B. Jr. and Bentley,L.
  TITLE     Human airway epithelia express a beta-defensin
  JOURNAL   Am. J. Respir. Cell. Molec. Biol. 16, 343-349 (1997)
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 322)
  AUTHORS   McCray,P.B. Jr. and Bentley,L.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (10-OCT-1996) Pediatrics, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins
            Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..322
                     /db_xref="H-InvDB:HIT000221237"
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="mRNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
                     /cell_type="primary culture of airway epithelial cells"
     CDS             72..278
                     /note="antimicrobial peptide"
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="beta-defensin-1"
                     /protein_id="AAB49758.1"
                     /translation="MRTSYLLLFTLCLLLSEMASGGNFLTGLGHRSDHYNCVSSGGQC
                     LYSACPIFTKIQGTCYRGKAKCCK"
BASE COUNT           77 a           85 c           77 g           83 t
ORIGIN      
        1 gtcagctcag cctccaaagg agccagcctc tccccagttc ctgaaatcct gagtgttgcc
       61 tgccagtcgc catgagaact tcctaccttc tgctgtttac tctctgctta cttttgtctg
      121 agatggcctc aggtggtaac tttctcacag gccttggcca cagatctgat cattacaatt
      181 gcgtcagcag tggagggcaa tgtctctatt ctgcctgccc gatctttacc aaaattcaag
      241 gcacctgtta cagagggaag gccaagtgct gcaagtgagc tgggagtgac cagaagaaat
      301 gacgcagaag tgaaatgaac tt
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