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V-set and immunoglobulin domain containing 4
Introduction
V-set and immunoglobulin domain containing 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VSIG4 gene.[1]
Function
Function
This gene encodes a v-set and immunoglobulin-domain containing protein that is structurally related to the B7 family of immune regulatory proteins. The encoded protein may be a negative regulator of T-cell responses. This protein is also a receptor for the complement component 3 fragments C3b and iC3b. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
References
References
- ↑ “Entrez Gene: V-set and immunoglobulin domain containing 4”. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
Further reading
Further reading
- Helmy KY, Katschke KJ, Gorgani NN, Kljavin NM, Elliott JM, Diehl L, Scales SJ, Ghilardi N, van Lookeren Campagne M (2006). “CRIg: a macrophage complement receptor required for phagocytosis of circulating pathogens”. Cell. 124 (5): 915–27. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.12.039. PMID 16530040.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.