Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 2, 2026

Long Term Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Airway Infection in Mice
Published on: March 17, 2014
Four BPI (bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein)-like genes expressed in the mouse nasal, oral, airway and
1Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2325 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, USA. eleclair@depaul.edu
Abstract:
A cluster of related genes whose products show structural identity with bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) has been identified in the genomes of both mice (on chromosome 2) and humans (on chromosome 20). Genes in the cluster include those encoding parotid secretory protein (PSP), von Ebner minor salivary gland protein (VEMSGP) and sequences in the PLUNC (palate, lung and nasal epithelium clone) family, among others. This mini-review addresses the tissue-specific expression of these genes in the mouse.
More Related Videos
11:32Following in Real Time the Impact of Pneumococcal Virulence Factors in an Acute Mouse Pneumonia Model Using Bioluminescent Bacteria
Published on: February 23, 2014
07:43A Non-invasive and Technically Non-intensive Method for Induction and Phenotyping of Experimental Bacterial Pneumonia in Mice
Published on: September 28, 2016
Related Concept Videos
Microbiota of the Respiratory Tract
Determinants of Bacterial Pathogenicity and Virulence
Regulation of Bacterial Virulence