The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Surfactant Protein D across different species:

surfactant protein D (SFTPD), surfactant protein D (Sftpd), surfactant protein D (SP-D)

Other aliases include:

SP-D, PSP-D, SFTP4, COLEC7, SPD, SFTPD

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Surfactant Protein D:

pulmonary surfactant-associated protein D – collectin 7 – pulmonary surfactant apoprotein – surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein D – surfactant-associated protein, pulmonary 4 – CP4 – PSP-D – lung surfactant protein D – pulmonary surfactant protein D – surfactant associated protein D – surfactant protein D – carbohydrate recognition domain

Surfactant Protein D fulfills a number of functions:

bacterial binding – calcium ion binding – protein binding – sugar binding – binding

Surfactant Protein D is relevant to the following processes:

innate immune response – lung alveolus development – macrophage chemotaxis – negative regulation of T cell proliferation – negative regulation of interleukin-2 biosynthetic process – oxygen and reactive oxygen species metabolic process – positive regulation of phagocytosis – receptor-mediated endocytosis – regulation of cytokine production – respiratory gaseous exchange – surfactant homeostasis

Locations for Surfactant Protein D:

endocytic vesicle – extracellular region – extracellular space – lysosome – proteinaceous extracellular matrix

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology