Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein

Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein
Identifiers
SymbolBPI
NCBI gene671
HGNC1095
OMIM109195
RefSeqNM_001725
UniProtP17213
Other data
LocusChr. 20 q11.23
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro

Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) is a 456-residue (~50kDa) protein that is part of the innate immune system, coded for in the human by the BPI gene.[1][2] It belongs to the family of lipid-binding serum glycoproteins.

  1. ^ "UniProt". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ Elsbach P (July 1998). "The bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) in antibacterial host defense". Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 64 (1). Wiley-Liss: 14–8. doi:10.1002/jlb.64.1.14. PMID 9665269. S2CID 36780757.