CD177
Developmental stage
Expressed in neonatal and adult neutrophils.
Function
In association with beta-2 integrin heterodimer ITGAM/CD11b and ITGB2/CD18, mediates activation of TNF-alpha primed neutrophils including degranulation and superoxide production (PubMed:21193407). In addition, by preventing beta-2 integrin internalization and attenuating chemokine signaling favors adhesion over migration (PubMed:28807980). Heterophilic interaction with PECAM1 on endothelial cells plays a role in neutrophil transendothelial migration in vitro (PubMed:17580308). However, appears to be dispensable for neutrophil recruitment caused by bacterial infection in vivo (PubMed:23461681). Acts as a receptor for the mature form of protease PRTN3 allowing its display at the cell surface of neutrophils (PubMed:17244676, PubMed:18462208). By displaying PRTN3 at the neutrophil cell surface, may play a role in enhancing endothelial cell junctional integrity and thus vascular integrity during neutrophil diapedesis (PubMed:23202369).
Post-translational modifications
N-glycosylated.
A soluble form may also be produced by proteolytic cleavage at the cell surface (shedding).
Tissue Specificity
Highly expressed in normal bone marrow and weakly expressed in fetal liver (PubMed:10753836). During neutrophil differentiation, expression begins at the metamyelocyte stage and continues throughout the subsequent stages (at protein level) (PubMed:17244676, PubMed:18462208, PubMed:24926686). Expressed by a subset of mature neutrophils (at protein level) (PubMed:10753836, PubMed:12377969, PubMed:12675722, PubMed:17244676, PubMed:17580308, PubMed:18462208, PubMed:21193407, PubMed:24926686, PubMed:27227454, PubMed:28240246, PubMed:28807980). The percentage of neutrophils expressing CD177 varies across the population (PubMed:17244676, PubMed:27227454). Expressed in granulocytes of patients with polycythemia vera (PV) and with essential thrombocythemia (ET) (PubMed:10753836, PubMed:12377969).
Cellular localization
- Cell membrane
- Lipid-anchor
- GPI-anchor
- Membrane raft
- Lipid-anchor
- GPI-like-anchor
- Secreted
- Cytoplasmic granule membrane
- Cell projection
- Lamellipodium
- Cell surface expression on neutrophils is increased upon TNF-alpha, fMLP or CXCL8/IL8-mediated stimulation (PubMed:17244676, PubMed:17580308). In neutrophils, stored predominantly in secondary and tertiary granules (PubMed:18462208). Can also be shedded from the cell membrane (PubMed:12239154, PubMed:18462208). Localizes to lamellar protrusions in spreading neutrophils (PubMed:28807980).
Alternative names
CD177, NB1, PRV1, UNQ595/PRO1181, CD177 antigen, Human neutrophil alloantigen 2a, NB1 glycoprotein, Polycythemia rubra vera protein 1, HNA-2a, NB1 GP, PRV-1