Clara cell proteins.
Clara cells are nonciliated, nonmucous, secretory cells of the pulmonary airways. These cells are known to secrete a variety of proteins, including Clara cell 10-kDa protein/uteroglobin. This protein consists of a homodimer of 70-77 amino acid polypeptides arranged in antiparallel fashion. In vitro testing suggests that the protein suppresses inflammation. The physiologic role of the protein remains to be determined.
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA. gurmukh@pol.net
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D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D014598:Uteroglobin
D011506:Proteins; C556389:SCGB1A1 protein, human; D014598:Uteroglobin