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Histatins are histidine-rich (cationic)
antimicrobial proteins found in saliva.
Histatin's involvement in
antimicrobial activities makes histatin part...
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Histatin 3, also
known as HTN3, is a
protein which in
humans is
encoded by the HTN3 gene. The
primary protein encoded by HTN3 is
histatin 3. Histatins...
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Histatin-1 is a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by the HTN1 gene. ENSG00000126550 GRCh38:
Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000283046, ENSG00000126550 – Ensembl...
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which have also been
shown to have
another function in the
secretion of
histatins which offer an
early defense (outside of the
immune system)
against microbes...
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Saitoh E, Azen EA (1990). "Tissue
distribution of RNAs for cystatins,
histatins, statherin, and proline-rich
salivary proteins in
humans and macaques"...
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recombinant histatin and
statherin strains is more
prevalent as they are
smaller and
simpler in structure. Therefore, a
range of
histatin and statherin...
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enzymes (for more on that topic, see
plant defense against herbivory).
Histatins,
another type of
salivary proteins, also
precipitate tannins from solution...
- of EGF and NGF in
humans are much
lower than
those in rats. In humans,
histatins may play a
larger role. As well as
being growth factors, IGF-I and TGF-α...
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Additionally Franz studies copper-binding
peptides such as
histatin.
Histatin binds to
copper in vitro, but it is not
clear how they
interact or...
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which in turn
breaks down the bacterium.
Antimicrobial peptides such as
histatins inhibit the
growth of
Candida albicans and
Streptococcus mutans. Salivary...
