SP-A Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

This gene is one of several genes encoding pulmonary-surfactant associated proteins (SFTPA) located on chromosome 10. Mutations in this gene and a highly similar gene located nearby, which affect the highly conserved carbohydrate recognition domain, are associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The current version of the assembly displays only a single centromeric SFTPA gene pair rather than the two gene pairs shown in the previous assembly which were thought to have resulted from a duplication. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009], function:In presence of calcium ions, it binds to surfactant phospholipids and contributes to lower the surface tension at the air-liquid interface in the alveoli of the mammalian lung and is essential for normal respiration., miscellaneous:Pulmonary surfactant consists of 90% lipid and 10% protein. There are 4 surfactant-associated proteins: 2 collagenous, carbohydrate-binding glycoproteins (SP-A and SP-D) and 2 small hydrophobic proteins (SP-B and SP-C) ., polymorphism:At least 6 alleles of SFTPA2 are known: 1A, 1A (0), 1A (1), 1A (2), 1A (3) and 1A (4) . The sequence shown is that of allele 1A (0) ., similarity:Belongs to the SFTPA family., similarity:Contains 1 C-type lectin domain., similarity:Contains 1 collagen-like domain., subunit:Oligomeric complex of 6 set of homotrimers.

SFTPA2; COLEC5; PSAP; SFTP1; SFTPA; SFTPA2B; Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A2; PSP-A; PSPA; SP-A; SP-A2; 35 kDa pulmonary surfactant-associated protein; Alveolar proteinosis protein; Collectin-5; SFTPA1; COLEC4; PSAP; SFTP1; SFTPA; SFTPA1B; Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A1; PSP-A; PSPA; SP-A; SP-A1; 35 kDa pulmonary surfactant-associated protein; Alveolar proteinosis protein; Collectin-4