Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein B (381 aa, ~42 kDa) is encoded by the human SFTPB gene. This protein plays a role in alveolar stability.

**Synonyms:** - 18 kDa Pulmonary-Surfactant Protein - 6 kDa Protein - Pulmonary Surfactant Apoprotein PSP-B - Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteolipid SPL(Phe) - SFTPB - SP-B - Surfactant Protein B