title: Bovine conglutinin (BC) mRNA expressed in liver: cloning and characterization of the BC cDNA reveals strong homology to surfactant protein-D.
abstract: Bovine conglutinin (BC) is a C-type lectin isolated from bovine serum that appears to play a role in first-line host defense. The BC cDNA was cloned from a bovine liver library and the nucleotide (nt) sequence of 1519 bp was determined. The longest open reading frame encoded a 20-amino-acid (aa) signal sequence and a mature protein of 351 aa. Analysis of the nt and deduced aa sequences revealed 87 and 78% identity, respectively, with the sequences of another vertebrate lectin: bovine surfactant protein-D (SP-D). Of interest, the expression of the BC mRNA, as determined by RNase protection assay, is restricted to liver, unlike bovine SP-D, a lung-surfactant protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston City Hospital, MA 02118.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Liou
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sastry
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hartshorn
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Okarma
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Tauber
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Sastry
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D037222:Collectins; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D037663:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D037222:Collectins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D037663:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012712:Serum Globulins; C024014:conglutinin