synleurin (LRRC70 UNQ1891/PRO4337)

Function

• renders cells highly sensitive to the activation by cytokines & lipopolysaccharide (LPS)

Structure

contains 13 LRR repeats (leucine-rich repeats)

Compartment

membrane (potential)

Expression

• expressed at low levels in many tissues, including smooth muscle, brain, uterus, pancreas, cartilage, adipose, spleen & testis

More general terms

• glycoprotein
• membrane protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q7Z2Q7.html