Rabbit anti-Human SFTPC Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P11686

Target Species

Human

Target Name

SFTPC

Target Full Name

Surfactant protein C

Target Function

Pulmonary surfactant associated proteins promote alveolar stability by lowering the surface tension at the air-liquid interface in the peripheral air spaces.

Target Involvement

Pulmonary surfactant metabolism dysfunction 2 (SMDP2); Respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants (RDS)

Target Subcellular Location

Secreted, extracellular space, surface film.

Target Research Area

Transport, Cancer

Target Synonyms

BRICD6; BRICHOS domain containing 6; PSP C; PSPC; PSPC_HUMAN; Pulmonary surfactant apoprotein 2; Pulmonary surfactant apoprotein PSP C; pulmonary surfactant apoprotein-2 SP-C; Pulmonary surfactant associated protein C; Pulmonary surfactant associated proteolipid SPL pVal; Pulmonary surfactant associated proteolipid SPL(Val); Pulmonary surfactant protein SP5; Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein C; Pulmonary surfactant-associated proteolipid SPL(Val); SFTP 2; SFTP2; SFTPC; SFTPC surfactant pulmonary associated protein C; SMDP2; SP 5; SP C; SP-C; SP5; SPC; Surfactant associated protein pulmonary 2; Surfactant protein c; Surfactant proteolipid SPL-pVal; Surfactant pulmonary associated protein C

Target Background

This gene encodes the pulmonary-associated surfactant protein C (SPC), an extremely hydrophobic surfactant protein essential for lung function and homeostasis after birth. Pulmonary surfactant is a surface-active lipoprotein complex composed of 90% lipids and 10% proteins which include plasma proteins and apolipoproteins SPA, SPB, SPC and SPD. The surfactant is secreted by the alveolar cells of the lung and maintains the stability of pulmonary tissue by reducing the surface tension of fluids that coat the lung. Multiple mutations in this gene have been identified, which cause pulmonary surfactant metabolism dysfunction type 2, also called pulmonary alveolar proteinosis due to surfactant protein C deficiency, and are associated with interstitial lung disease in older infants, children, and adults. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different protein isoforms have been identified.