progesterone-induced-blocking factor 1 (PIBF1, C13orf24, PIBF)

Function

• mediator of progesterone
• interacts with phospholipase A2
• interferes with arachidonic acid metabolism
• induces a Th2 biased immune response
• role in NK activity
• anti-abortive effect

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

Expression

• expressed testis > spleen, thymus, prostate, ovary, small intestine, colon
• induced by progesterone

More general terms

• other protein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/607532
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8WXW3.html