mucin-15; MUC-15 (MUC15)

Function

• may play a role in the cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix

Structure

• highly glycosylated (N- & O-linked carbohydrates)

Compartment

• isoform 1: cell membrane; single-pass type 1 membrane protein (putative)
• isoform 2: secreted (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

• expressed in spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon, peripheral blood leukocyte, bone marrow, lymph node & lung

More general terms

• mucin
• membrane protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=143662
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608566
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8N387.html