Species Human Entrez 56833 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000158714 | |
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Aliases SLAMF8, BLAME, CD353, SBBI42, SLAM family member 8 External IDs MGI: 1921998 HomoloGene: 10589 GeneCards: SLAMF8 | ||
SLAM family member 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLAMF8 gene.
Function
This gene encodes a member of the CD2 family of cell surface proteins involved in lymphocyte activation. These proteins are characterized by Ig domains. This protein is expressed in lymphoid tissues, and studies of a similar protein in mouse suggest that it may function during B cell lineage commitment. The gene is found in a region of chromosome 1 containing many CD2 genes.
References
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