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C-type lectin domain family 4 member M is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLEC4M gene.[5] CLEC4M has also been designated as CD299 (cluster of differentiation 299).

This gene encodes L-SIGN (liver/lymph node-specific intracellular adhesion molecules-3 grabbing non-integrin), a type II integral membrane protein that is 77% identical to CD209 antigen, an HIV gp120-binding protein. This protein, like CD209, efficiently binds both intercellular adhesion molecule 3 (ICAM3) and HIV-1 gp120, and enhances HIV-1 infection of T cells. This gene is mapped to 19p13.3, in a cluster with the CD209 and CD23/FCER2 genes. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene, but the biological validity of some variants has not been determined.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000104938Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031494Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ “Human PubMed Reference:”. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ “Mouse PubMed Reference:”. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Yokoyama-Kobayashi M, Yamaguchi T, Sekine S, Kato S (Apr 1999). “Selection of cDNAs encoding putative type II membrane proteins on the cell surface from a human full-length cDNA bank”. Gene. 228 (1–2): 161–7. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00004-9. PMID 10072769.
  6. ^ “Entrez Gene: CLEC4M C-type lectin domain family 4, member M”.

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