Biology:Attractin

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Attractin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ATRN gene.[1][2][3]

Attractin is a Group XI C-type lectin.

Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms exist for this gene. One of the isoforms is a membrane-bound protein with sequence similarity to the mouse mahogany protein, a receptor involved in controlling obesity. The other isoform is a secreted protein involved in the initial immune cell clustering during inflammatory responses that may regulate the chemotactic activity of chemokines.[3]

References

  1. "Attractin (DPPT-L), a member of the CUB family of cell adhesion and guidance proteins, is secreted by activated human T lymphocytes and modulates immune cell interactions". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95 (19): 11336–41. Oct 1998. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.19.11336. PMID 9736737. Bibcode1998PNAS...9511336D. 
  2. "Serum high molecular weight dipeptidyl peptidase IV (CD26) is similar to a novel antigen DPPT-L released from activated T cells". J Immunol 156 (5): 1714–21. Apr 1996. PMID 8596018. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: ATRN attractin". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=8455. 

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