Hyaluronan serves a novel role in airway mucosal host defense.
D000418:Albumins / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002923:Cilia / Q000502:physiology; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000502:physiology*; D007784:Lactoperoxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D021381:Protein Transport; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012756:Sheep; D015398:Signal Transduction; D020840:Tissue Kallikreins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014132:Trachea / Q000378:metabolism