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Interaction of SP-A (surfactant protein A) with bacterial rough lipopolysaccharide (Re-LPS), and effects of SP-A on the binding of Re-LPS to CD14 and LPS-binding protein.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Oct 2005
García-Verdugo Ignacio, Sánchez-Barbero Fernando, Soldau Katrin, Tobias Peter S, Casals Cristina
Abstract excerpt
SP-A (surfactant protein A) is a lipid-binding collectin primarily involved in innate lung immunity. SP-A interacts with the bacterial rough LPS (lipopolysaccharide) Re-LPS (Re595 mutant of LPS from Salmonella minnesota), but not with smooth LPS. In the present study, we first examined the characteristics of the interaction of human SP-A with Re-LPS. Fluorescence intensity and anisotropy measurements of...
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