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Sftpa1  -  surfactant protein A1

Rattus norvegicus

Synonyms: PSAP, PSP-A, Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A, SP-A, Sftp-1, ...
 
 
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Disease relevance of Sftpa1

  • The appearance of this surface suggests a putative binding region for membrane-derived SP-A ligands such as phosphatidylcholine and lipid A, the endotoxic lipid component of bacterial lipopolysaccharide that mediates the potentially lethal effects of Gram-negative bacterial infection [1].
  • BACKGROUND: Declining levels of surfactant protein A (SP-A) after lung transplantation are suggested to indicate progression of ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury [2].
  • In the present study we mapped the epitopes for monoclonal antibodies 1D6 and 6E3 by enzyme-linked immunoassay of recombinant proteins expressed using the baculovirus system, and investigated the domain that is responsible for the SP-A interactions with lipid [3].
  • We constructed replication-deficient, recombinant adenovirus vectors in which a constitutive viral promoter drives the expression of the DNAs for the surfactant-associated proteins, SP-B (AdCMV.SP-B) and SP-A (AdCMV.SP-A) [4].
  • Liposomes composed of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE), with or without rough Escherichia coli LPS (J5), smooth E. coli LPS (B5), or cholesterol, were loaded with self-quenching probes and exposed to native or oxidatively modified SP-A [5].
 

Psychiatry related information on Sftpa1

 

High impact information on Sftpa1

  • SP-A also inhibited IAV hemagglutination activity [7].
  • SP-A is shown to bind P. carinii in vivo, and a putative binding site for SP-A on P. carinii is demonstrated to be the mannoserich surface membrane glycoprotein gp120 [8].
  • Alveolar macrophages also exhibit high-affinity binding of SP-A, but rat lung fibroblasts and the alveolar epithelial cell line L2 exhibit only nonspecific binding [9].
  • SP-A inhibited PLA(2) activity non-competitively with K(i) 10 mug/ml and was Ca(2+) -independent [10].
  • These studies provide further evidence that SP-A produced in the lung plays a role in modulating macrophage biology, thereby contributing to the alternative activation state of the alveolar macrophage [11].
 

Chemical compound and disease context of Sftpa1

 

Biological context of Sftpa1

 

Anatomical context of Sftpa1

  • Preincubation of macrophages with SP-A at 37 degrees C but not at 4 degrees C stimulated the phagocytosis [17].
  • Surfactant protein A (SP-A), one of four proteins associated with pulmonary surfactant, binds with high affinity to alveolar phospholipid membranes, positioning the protein at the first line of defense against inhaled pathogens [1].
  • RESULTS: After IR, labelling of tubular myelin for intraalveolar SP-A was significantly increased [2].
  • METHODS: Using immuno electron microscopy and design-based stereology, amount and distribution of SP-A, and of intracellular surfactant phospholipids (lamellar bodies) as well as infiltration by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and alveolar macrophages were evaluated in rat lungs after IR and preservation with EuroCollins or Celsior [2].
  • Immunocytochemistry demonstrated that many cells within the induced tracheal epithelium were positive for SP-A and SP-C proteins [19].
 

Associations of Sftpa1 with chemical compounds

  • The interdomain carbohydrate recognition domain-neck angle is significantly less in SP-A than in the homologous collectins, surfactant protein D, and mannose-binding protein [1].
  • The SP-A-mediated enhanced phagocytosis was not inhibited by the presence of cycloheximide [17].
  • The crystal structure of the trimeric carbohydrate recognition domain and neck domain of SP-A was solved to 2.1-A resolution with multiwavelength anomalous dispersion phasing from samarium [1].
  • Here we report that newborn rats, which can adapt to even higher levels of hyperoxia (100% O(2)) than do adult rats, manifest changes in the lung surfactant proteins (SP), especially SP-A and SP-D [20].
  • In isolated type II pneumocytes of ambroxol-treated animals, SP-C protein and mRNA content were increased, whereas SP-A, -B and -D protein, mRNA, and immunoreactivity remained unaffected [21].
 

Physical interactions of Sftpa1

  • Mannose and EDTA inhibited SP-D binding to CD14 but did not decrease SP-A binding [22].
  • Footprinting analysis indicated that SP-A-induced protein binding to SP-B promoter was greater in amount, but not different in location, from that seen in control cells, which normally transcribe SP-B [23].
  • SP-A increased protein binding to HNF-3 and TTF-1 consensus recognition elements [23].
 

Regulatory relationships of Sftpa1

  • In this report, we have examined the hormonal regulation of the rat surfactant protein B (SP-B) mRNA to determine whether SP-B expression is coordinately regulated with the surfactant phospholipids or with SP-A [24].
  • SP-A significantly enhanced the association of SP-C with isolated type II cells [25].
 

Other interactions of Sftpa1

 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Sftpa1

  • Both SP-A and SP-D proteins were increased in lung lavage samples taken from hyperoxia-exposed newborns, relative to those taken from air-exposed controls, with the greatest increases occurring on Days 6 and 8 of exposure [20].
  • METHODS: We studied the mRNA expression of surfactant proteins (SP) A, -B, -C and -D and Clara cell secretory protein (CC10) with RT-PCR and in situ hybridization and protein expression of CC10, SP-A and -D with immunohistochemistry in the lungs of a preterm rat model, in which experimental BPD was induced by prolonged oxidative stress [26].
  • SP-A and SP-D levels in lavage fluid were significantly elevated at 72 h [12].
  • SP-A content was determined in lung homogenates from treated and control male and female fetal rats by an enzyme-linked in lung homogenates from treated and control male and female fetal rats by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [28].
  • We have previously demonstrated by in situ hybridization and Northern blot analysis that alveolar type II cells and nonciliated bronchiolar epithelial (Clara) cells in lungs of rats with diabetes have decreased surfactant protein A (SP-A) but increased mRNA [29].

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