Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of KARAP, an alias of the protein, TYRO protein tyrosine kinase binding protein. The official gene symbol is TYROBP. The protein, with a mass of 12.2 kDa and length of 113 residues, is reported to be membrane-associated. It is a member of the TYROBP family and may be known by other names, including: PLOSL1, PLOSL, DAP12, killer-activating receptor-associated protein, KAR-associated protein, and DNAX-activation protein 12.