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Sialic acid binding ig-like lectin 15

Introduction

Sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 15 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SIGLEC15 gene.[1]

References

References

  1. ↑ “Entrez Gene: Sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 15”.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Takamiya R, Ohtsubo K, Takamatsu S, Taniguchi N, Angata T (February 2013). “The interaction between Siglec-15 and tumor-associated sialyl-Tn antigen enhances TGF-β secretion from monocytes/macrophages through the DAP12-Syk pathway”. Glycobiology. 23 (2): 178–87. doi:10.1093/glycob/cws139. PMID 23035012.
  • Angata T, Tabuchi Y, Nakamura K, Nakamura M (August 2007). “Siglec-15: an immune system Siglec conserved throughout vertebrate evolution”. Glycobiology. 17 (8): 838–46. doi:10.1093/glycob/cwm049. PMID 17483134.