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2733026

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-18
pubmed:abstractText
We describe two apical surface integral membrane glycoproteins which appear to be differentiation markers of the human pulmonary alveolar type 2 cell which has as a major function the production of pulmonary surfactant. These membrane glycoproteins bind the lectin, Maclura pomifera agglutinin and can be found in detergent extract of whole lungs, lung membranes and isolated type 2 cells. One of the MPA binding glycoproteins (MPA-gp330) has an apparent molecular weight of 330 kD and is analogous to a similar membrane glycoprotein found in rat and rabbit type 2 cells. The other glycoprotein (MPA-gp350/390) is an antigen found on the surface of many human cancer cells. In studies of human fetal lung tissue we found that MPA-gp350/390 is expressed before known surfactant functions of the type 2 cell while MPA-gp330 appears later. Neither glycoprotein is influenced by glucocorticoids yet surfactant synthesis is hormone-dependent. These studies demonstrate that pulmonary type 2 cell differentiation is a more complex process than previously appreciated and that differentiation markers are expressed in a discoordinate fashion and regulated by different factors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-2828
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
161-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Alveolar cell differentiation markers in human lungs.
pubmed:affiliation
Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article