Recombinant Mouse CLEC4A protein (His tag)

Specifications

Form

Lyophilized

General info

Function

May be involved in regulating immune reactivity. May play a role in modulating dendritic cells (DC) differentiation and/or maturation (By similarity). May be involved in the inhibition of B-cell-receptor-mediated calcium mobilization and protein tyrosine phosphorylation.. C-type lectin receptor that binds carbohydrates mannose and fucose but also weakly interacts with N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner. Involved in regulating immune reactivity. Once triggered by antigen, it is internalized by clathrin-dependent endocytosis and delivers its antigenic cargo into the antigen presentation pathway resulting in cross-priming of CD8(+) T cells. This cross-presentation and cross-priming are enhanced by TLR7 and TLR8 agonists with increased expansion of the CD8(+) T cells, high production of IFNG and TNF with reduced levels of IL4, IL5 and IL13. In plasmacytoid dendritic cells, inhibits TLR9-mediated IFNA and TNF production (By similarity). May be involved via its ITIM motif (immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs) in the inhibition of B-cell-receptor-mediated calcium mobilization and protein tyrosine phosphorylation (PubMed : 11841542).