Collectin of 46 kDa (CL-46) is a collectin protein. It has two cysteine residues on the N-terminal segment, a hydrophilic loop near the carbohydrate recognition domain's binding site, and a N-glycosylation site in the collagen region. It is expressed in bovine liver and thymus glands and binds to pathogens, prompting elimination by macrophages.[1]
References
edit- ^ Holmskov, Uffe; Skjoedt, Karsten; Reid, Kenneth B. M.; Bendixen, Christian; Vitved, Lars; Moeller, Vivi; Holm, Dorte; Hansen, Soren (November 15, 2002). "CL-46, a Novel Collectin Highly Expressed in Bovine Thymus and Liver". The Journal of Immunology. 169 (10): 5726–5734. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.169.10.5726. PMID 12421952.
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