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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Lectins > Lectins, C-Type > Collectins > Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A

Terme préférentiel

Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • An abundant pulmonary surfactant-associated protein that binds to a variety of lung pathogens, resulting in their opsinization. It also stimulates MACROPHAGES to undergo PHAGOCYTOSIS of microorganisms. Surfactant protein A contains a N-terminal collagen-like domain and a C-terminal lectin domain that are characteristic of members of the collectin family of proteins.

Synonyme(s)

  • SP-A Protein
  • Surfactant Protein A

Action(s) pharmacologique(s)

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KM0PQH31-8

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 03/07/2002, dernière modification le 30/06/2005