Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A1
BE0004481ProteinHumansSFTPA1
In presence of calcium ions, it binds to surfactant phospholipids and contributes to lower the surface tension at the air-liquid interface in the alveoli of the mammalian lung and is essential for normal respiration. It is acted on by 2 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- SFTPA1
- UniProtKB entry
- Q8IWL2Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Secreted
- Residues / weight
- 248 residues · 26,242 Da
- Also known as
- 35 kDa pulmonary surfactant-associated protein · Alveolar proteinosis protein · COLEC4 · Collectin-4 · PSAP
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A1, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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