title: Systematic nomenclature for the PLUNC/PSP/BSP30/SMGB proteins as a subfamily of the BPI fold-containing superfamily.
abstract: We present the BPIFAn/BPIFBn systematic nomenclature for the PLUNC (palate lung and nasal epithelium clone)/PSP (parotid secretory protein)/BSP30 (bovine salivary protein 30)/SMGB (submandibular gland protein B) family of proteins, based on an adaptation of the SPLUNCn (short PLUNCn)/LPLUNCn (large PLUNCn) nomenclature. The nomenclature is applied to a set of 102 sequences which we believe represent the current reliable data for BPIFA/BPIFB proteins across all species, including marsupials and birds. The nomenclature will be implemented by the HGNC (HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee).
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK.
authors.forename: Colin D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bingle
authors.forename: Ruth L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Seal
authors.forename: C Jeremy
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Craven
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D011506:Proteins / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins