osteoclast associated immunoglobulin-like receptor (osteoclast-associated receptor, hOSCAR, polymeric immunoglobulin receptor 3, PIGR3, OSCAR)

Function

• regulator of osteoclastogenesis

Structure

• belongs to the leukocyte receptor complex/polymeric immunogobulin receptor (PIR/LRC) family
• contains 2 Ig-like (immunoglobulin-like) domains

Compartment

membrane (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=6

More general terms

• glycoprotein
• receptor
• membrane protein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/606862
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8IYS5.html