UniProt functional annotation for A6NI73

UniProt code: A6NI73.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: May play a role in triggering innate immune responses. Does not seem to play a role for any class I MHC antigen recognition. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16675463}.
 
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12393390}; Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Subcellular location: [Isoform 3]: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12393390}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed mostly in tissues of the hematopoietic system, including bone marrow, spleen, lymph node and peripheral leukocytes. Among leukocytes, monocytes and neutrophils express the highest level. Expressed in CD14+ monocytes, but not in T-cells, B- cells or natural killer (NK) cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12393390}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.