V-set and immunoglobulin domain containing 4 | |
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | VSIG4 |
Entrez | 11326 |
HUGO | 17032 |
OMIM | 300353 |
RefSeq | NM_007268 |
UniProt | Q9Y279 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. X q12-q13.3 |
Complement receptor of the immunoglobulin family is a protein expressed in Kupffer cells.It is a critical receptor for the phagocytosis of opsonised particles in the blood. It recognizes iC3b (inactivated C3b) deposited on microbial surfaces.