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Surfactant protein D binds genomic DNA and apoptotic cells, and enhances their clearance, in vivo

Surfactant protein D binds genomic DNA and apoptotic cells, and enhances their clearance, in vivo
Surfactant protein D binds genomic DNA and apoptotic cells, and enhances their clearance, in vivo
Collectins, such as surfactant protein D (SP-D), bind apoptotic cells; however, the ligands that they recognize on these cells are unknown. We hypothesized that SP-D binds to the DNA present on these cells. We show that SP-D binds and aggregates mouse alveolar macrophage DNA effectively. Alveolar macrophages of SP-D((-/-)) mice contained more nicked DNA than those of SP-A((-/-)) and wild type mice. Our results also suggest that carbohydrate recognition domains of SP-D may recognize DNA present on the apoptotic cells. Therefore, cell-surface DNA could be a ligand for recognition of apoptotic cells by collectins.
0077-8923
471-475
Palaniyar, Nades
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Clark, Howard
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Nadesalingam, Jeya
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Hawgood, Samuel
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Reid, Kenneth B.M.
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Palaniyar, Nades
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Clark, Howard
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Nadesalingam, Jeya
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Hawgood, Samuel
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Palaniyar, Nades, Clark, Howard, Nadesalingam, Jeya, Hawgood, Samuel and Reid, Kenneth B.M. (2003) Surfactant protein D binds genomic DNA and apoptotic cells, and enhances their clearance, in vivo. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1010, 471-475.

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Collectins, such as surfactant protein D (SP-D), bind apoptotic cells; however, the ligands that they recognize on these cells are unknown. We hypothesized that SP-D binds to the DNA present on these cells. We show that SP-D binds and aggregates mouse alveolar macrophage DNA effectively. Alveolar macrophages of SP-D((-/-)) mice contained more nicked DNA than those of SP-A((-/-)) and wild type mice. Our results also suggest that carbohydrate recognition domains of SP-D may recognize DNA present on the apoptotic cells. Therefore, cell-surface DNA could be a ligand for recognition of apoptotic cells by collectins.

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Published date: December 2003

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Local EPrints ID: 158233
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/158233
ISSN: 0077-8923
PURE UUID: d9e13b42-0e0a-462c-828f-ba0c011c9518

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Date deposited: 16 Jun 2010 15:38
Last modified: 08 Jan 2022 05:32

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Author: Nades Palaniyar
Author: Howard Clark
Author: Jeya Nadesalingam
Author: Samuel Hawgood
Author: Kenneth B.M. Reid

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