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Differential susceptibility of transgenic mice expressing human surfactant protein B genetic variants to Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced pneumonia.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 8 Jan 2016
Ge Lin, Liu Xinyu, Chen Rimei, Xu Yongan, Zuo Yi Y, Cooney Robert N, Wang Guirong
Abstract excerpt
Surfactant protein B (SP-B) is essential for lung function. Previous studies have indicated that a SP-B 1580C/T polymorphism (SNP rs1130866) was associated with lung diseases including pneumonia. The SNP causes an altered N-linked glycosylation modification at Asn129 of proSP-B, e.g. the C allele with this glycosylation site but not in the T allele. This study aimed to generate humanized SP-B transgenic mice...
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