Systematic nomenclature for the PLUNC/PSP/BSP30/SMGB proteins as a subfamily of the BPI fold-containing superfamily

2011/07/20 by Colin D. Bingle, Ruth L. Seal, C. Jeremy Craven · 7 citations
Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions #Machine Learning in Bioinformatics #RNA modifications and cancer

paper · doi:10.1042/bst0390977

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Abstract

We present the BPIFAn/BPIFBn systematic nomenclature for the PLUNC (palate lung and nasal epithelium clone)/PSP (parotid secretory protein)/BSP30 (bovine salivary protein 30)/SMGB (submandibular gland protein B) family of proteins, based on an adaptation of the SPLUNCn (short PLUNCn)/LPLUNCn (large PLUNCn) nomenclature. The nomenclature is applied to a set of 102 sequences which we believe represent the current reliable data for BPIFA/BPIFB proteins across all species, including marsupials and birds. The nomenclature will be implemented by the HGNC (HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee).

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