Function
The primary protein encoded by HTN3 is histatin 3. Histatins are a family of small, histidine-rich, salivary proteins, encoded by at least two loci (HTN3 and HTN1). Post-translational proteolytic processing results in many histatins: e.g., histatins 4-6 are derived from histatin 3 by proteolysis. Histatins 1 and 3 are primary products of HIS1(1) and HIS2(1) alleles, respectively. Histatins are believed to have important non-immunological, anti-microbial function in the oral cavity. [3] Histatin 1 and histatin 2 are major wound-closing factors in human saliva. [5]
allele | gene | protein |
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HIS1 | HTN1 | histatin 1 |
HIS2 | HTN3 | histatin 3 → histatins 4-6 |
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