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  • Title: Roles of collagenous domain and oligosaccharide moiety of pulmonary surfactant protein A in interactions with phospholipids.
    Author: Kuroki Y, Akino T.
    Journal: Biochem Int; 1991 May; 24(2):225-33. PubMed ID: 1656980.
    Abstract:
    Pulmonary surfactant protein A (SP-A), a main component of lung-specific lipid-protein complex (pulmonary surfactant), is characterized by a collagen-like sequence in its amino terminal half and by N-linked glycosylation. The structural characteristics necessary for the various functions of SP-A are not yet completely understood. In the present study we examined the roles of the oligosaccharide moiety of SP-A and its collagenous domain in causing the aggregation of phospholipid liposomes and enhancing the uptake of phospholipids by type II cells. SP-A in the deglycosylated form increased turbidity, measured to evaluate liposome aggregation, to some extent at 400 nm, but this ability of the deglycosylated protein appeared to be less than that of control SP-A. The collagenase-resistant fragment of SP-A completely failed to aggregate phospholipid liposomes. Deglycosylated SP-A was able to enhance the uptake of phospholipids by type II cells, whereas removal of the collagenous domain of SP-A resulted in the loss of the ability to enhance phospholipid uptake.
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