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Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D
Surfactant Protein D | Lung Protein D | Pulmonary Surfactant Protein D | SP-D | Surfactant-Associated Glycoprotein D | Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Protein D | Surfactant Associated Glycoprotein D
An abundant pulmonary surfactant-associated protein that binds to a variety of lung pathogens and enhances their opsinization and killing by phagocytic cells. Surfactant protein D contains a N-terminal collagen-like domain and a C-terminal lectin domain that are characteristic of members of the collectin family of proteins. |
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