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A cDNA clone encoding rat tissue kallikrein was isolated from a submandibular cDNA library. The kallikrein cDNA clone was used as a probe to analyze the complexity of the kallikrein-like gene family and its expression. The results indicate that rat kallikrein-like genes identified with this probe belong to a very large and highly homologous multigene family. A number of these genes, perhaps as many as a dozen or so, are expressed in the submandibular gland.
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Chao, L., Gerald, W., Chao, J. (1986). Characterization of Rat Kallikrein-Like Multigene Family and its Expression in the Submandibular Gland. In: Greenbaum, L.M., Margolius, H.S. (eds) Kinins IV. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 198A. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5143-6_26
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