Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein C

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

**Definition:** Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein C (197 aa, ~21 kDa) is encoded by the human SFTPC gene. This protein plays a role in the maintenance of alveoli.

**Synonyms:** - Pulmonary Surfactant Apoprotein PSP-C - Pulmonary Surfactant Apoprotein-2 SP-C - Pulmonary Surfactant Protein-2 SP5 - Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteolipid SPL(Val) - SFTPC - SP-C - SP5 - Surfactant Protein C - Surfactant Proteolipid SPL-pVal