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Surfactant Protein C Antibody recognizes surfactant protein C, a highly hydrophobic pulmonary protein encoded by the SFTPC gene. Also known as SP-C, the protein is synthesized primarily by alveolar type II epithelial cells as a larger precursor called prosurfactant protein C, or proSP-C. The precursor undergoes intracellular trafficking and proteolytic processing before mature SP-C is incorporated into pulmonary surfactant and secreted into the alveolar space.
Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid-protein complex that coats the alveolar air-liquid interface and reduces surface tension during respiration. SP-C associates closely with surfactant phospholipids and contributes to the organization, spreading, and stability of the surfactant film. These properties facilitate efficient reformation of the surfactant layer as alveoli repeatedly expand and contract, helping maintain alveolar stability and normal respiratory function.
Surfactant protein C biosynthesis involves several stages of precursor processing. ProSP-C is transported through specialized intracellular compartments in alveolar type II cells before mature protein is packaged with surfactant lipids in lamellar bodies. Expression of SFTPC is strongly associated with the alveolar type II epithelial lineage, making the protein an important marker in studies of lung development, epithelial differentiation, alveolar injury, and regeneration.
Alterations in SFTPC can interfere with normal folding, trafficking, or proteolytic processing of the precursor protein. Disease-associated variants have been linked to disorders of pulmonary surfactant metabolism and forms of interstitial lung disease. Abnormal accumulation of prosurfactant protein C may promote cellular stress and dysfunction of alveolar type II cells, connecting SFTPC biology with research into pulmonary fibrosis and epithelial injury.
A Surfactant Protein C Antibody can support research into pulmonary surfactant biology, alveolar type II cell differentiation, lung epithelial homeostasis, and mechanisms regulating the synthesis and processing of SP-C. NSJ Bioreagents provides antibodies for research investigating pulmonary proteins and processes involved in lung biology.
See our SFTPC Antibody for additional research on surfactant protein C and pulmonary biology.
The stated application concentrations are suggested starting points. Titration of the Surfactant Protein C Antibody / SP-C Antibody may be required due to differences in protocols and secondary/substrate sensitivity.
A portion of amino acids 144-173 from the human protein was used as the immunogen for the Surfactant Protein C Antibody.
Aliquot the Surfactant Protein C Antibody and store frozen at -20oC or colder. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
SFTPC antibody, Surfactant Protein C antibody, Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein C antibody, Prosurfactant Protein C antibody, SP-C antibody
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