PLUNC in human nasal lavage fluid:: multiple isoforms that bind to lipopolysaccharide
PLUNC in human nasal lavage fluid:: multiple isoforms that bind to lipopolysaccharide
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.01.001
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发表时间:
2004-06-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Lindahl, M
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作者:
Ghafouri, B;Kihlström, E;Lindahl, M
Here, we demonstrate the presence of multiple isoforms of palate lung nasal epithelial clone (PLUNC) in human nasal lavage fluid (NLF). Eight isoforms were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE), and peptide mapping of the proteins was performed using MALDI-TOF MS (matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry) of tryptic and asparginase cleavages. The identification was verified by amino acid sequencing after analysis of collision-induced dissociation (CID) fragmentation spectra with nanoelectrospray MS/MS. One isoform showed an electrophoretic mobility shift after N-glycosidase treatment, indicating that at least one of the PLUNC isoforms is glycosylated. We also demonstrate that PLUNC in NLF binds to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in vitro; indeed, out of all proteins present in NLF only the PLUNC isoforms were found to adsorb to an LPS-coated surface. These results show that PLUNC is expressed as multiple LPS-binding isoforms in human NLF. The possibility that PLUNC may play a role in the innate immune response of the upper airways is inferred. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.