Serum vitamin D-binding protein is a third member of the albumin and alpha fetoprotein gene family.
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Cooke NE, David EV
Serum vitamin D-binding protein is a third member of the albumin and alpha fetoprotein gene family.
J Clin Invest. 1985 Dec;76(6):2420-4.
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A near full-length cDNA encoding the human vitamin D-binding protein (hDBP) was isolated from a human liver mRNA expression library. Complete sequence analysis of this clone predicts the full-length amino acid sequence of the pre-hDBP. Comparison of the sequence of the hDBP mRNA and protein to existing protein and nucleic acid data banks demonstrates a strong and highly characteristic homology of the hDBP with human albumin (hALB) and human alpha-fetoprotein (hAFP). Based upon this structural comparison, we establish that DBP is a member of the ALB and AFP gene family.