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Ligand specificity of human surfactant protein D: expression of a mutant trimeric collectin that shows enhanced interactions with influenza A virus.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 29 Apr 2005
Crouch Erika, Tu Yizheng, Briner David, McDonald Barbara, Smith Kelly, Holmskov Uffe, Hartshorn Kevan
Abstract excerpt
Surfactant protein D is a pattern recognition molecule that plays diverse roles in immune regulation and anti-microbial host defense. Its interactions with known ligands are calcium-dependent and involve binding to the trimeric, C-type carbohydrate recognition domain. Surfactant protein D preferentially binds to glucose and related sugars. However, CL-43, a bovine serum lectin, which evolved through duplication...
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