Description
Product Characteristics:
This gene encodes a membrane glycoprotein of T lymphocytes that interacts with major histocompatibility complex class II antigenes and is also a receptor for the human immunodeficiency virus. This gene is expressed not only in T lymphocytes, but also in B cells, macrophages, and granulocytes. It is also expressed in specific regions of the brain. The protein functions to initiate or augment the early phase of T-cell activation, and may function as an important mediator of indirect neuronal damage in infectious and immune-mediated diseases of the central nervous system. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified in this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2010].
Synonyms: CD4 (L3T4), CD4 antigen (p55), CD4 Antigen, CD4 Molecule, CD4 Receptor, CD4+ Lymphocyte deficiency, included, CD4mut, L3T4, Leu3, Ly-4, Lymphocyte antigen CD4, MGC165891, p55, T Cell Antigen T4, T cell antigen T4/LEU3, T cell differentiation antigen L3T4, T cell OKT4 deficiency, included, T cell surface antigen T4/Leu 3, T cell surface antigen T4/Leu3, T Cell Surface Glycoprotein CD4, W3/25, W3/25 antigen, T-cell surface glycoprotein CD4 isoform 1 precursor, CD4_MOUSE.
Target Information: This gene encodes a membrane glycoprotein of T lymphocytes that interacts with major histocompatibility complex class II antigenes and is also a receptor for the human immunodeficiency virus. This gene is expressed not only in T lymphocytes, but also in B cells, macrophages, and granulocytes. It is also expressed in specific regions of the brain. The protein functions to initiate or augment the early phase of T-cell activation, and may function as an important mediator of indirect neuronal damage in infectious and immune-mediated diseases of the central nervous system. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified in this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2010]