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* Department of Biological Chemistry, and Core Research for Science and Technology Project, Japan Science and Technology Corp., Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
College of Medical Technology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; and
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
The mannan-binding proteins (L-MBP and S-MBP, also denoted MBL-C and MBL-A), mainly produced in liver and existing in liver and serum, play important roles in the innate immunity against a variety of pathogens. Total RNA from mouse tissues were screened for MBP mRNA by RT-PCR. In addition to liver, S-MBP mRNA was detected in lung, kidney, and testis, and L-MBP mRNA was detected in kidney, thymus, and small intestine. Quantitative RT-PCR revealed that the small intestine is a predominant site of extrahepatic expression of L-MBP. Western blotting with polyclonal Abs against rat L-MBP demonstrated this protein in Triton X-100 extracts of the small intestine obtained from mice that had undergone systemic perfusion. Immunohistochemical staining with an mAb against mouse L-MBP and in situ hybridization revealed that L-MBP is selectively expressed in some villous epithelial cells of the small intestine. These findings suggest that L-MBP plays a role in mucosal innate immunity.
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