Antithrombin Dublin (−3 Val → Glu): an N‐terminal variant which has an aberrant signal peptidase cleavage site

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Abstract
Antithrombin Dublin is an electrophoretically fast variant of antithrombin which has normal heparin affinity. Direct sequencing of amplified exon 2 revealed a Val→Glu substitution at position −3. N‐terminal sequencing of antithrombin from two individuals, heterozygous for the Dublin mutation, showed the presence of a truncated antithrombin in which the N‐terminal dipeptide is absent. We propose that the prepeptide mutation redirects signal peptidase cleavage to a site two amino acids downstream into the mature protein.