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. It belongs to the family of lipid-binding serum glycoproteins.