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Facts about Butyrophilin-like protein 8.
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Human | |
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Gene Name: | BTNL8 |
Uniprot: | Q6UX41 |
Entrez: | 79908 |
Belongs to: |
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immunoglobulin superfamily |
BTN9.2; BTNL8; butyrophilin-like 8; butyrophilin-like protein 8; UNQ702/PRO1347
Mass (kDA):
56.748 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 5q35.3 |
Sequence: | 5; NC_000005.10 (180899077..180952166) |
Expressed in neutrophils. Isoforms 1 and 5 are expressed at high levels in the colon, lung,testis, lymph nodes and thyroid tissue. Isoform 5, but not isoform 1, is detected in spleen.
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.
PMID: 24036152 by Chapoval A.I., et al. BTNL8, a butyrophilin-like molecule that costimulates the primary immune response.