Anti-TAFA chemokine like family member 5 antibodies are used for the immunodetection of the protein encoded by the TAFA5 gene. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 132 amino acid residues and a mass of 14.3 kDa. It is known to be a secreted protein. Alternative splicing is reported to yield 3 different isoforms for this protein. It is reported to be expressed in the subcutaneous and perirenal adipose tissue. A member of the TAFA protein family, it is known to act as a chemokine-like protein by regulating cell proliferation and migration through activation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), such as S1PR2 and FPR2 (By similarity). Post-translational modifications have been described, including glycosylation. Other names for this target antigen include QLLK5208, UNQ5208, chemokine-like protein TAFA-5, TAFA protein 5, and FAM19A5. Gene orthologs have been identified in the mouse, rat, bovine, frog, zebrafish, chimpanzee and chicken species.