Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D definition

Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated 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.