XG

Post-translational modifications

O-glycosylated.

Sequence Similarities

Belongs to the CD99 family.

Tissue Specificity

Expressed in erythroid tissues, including thymus, bone marrow and fetal liver, and in several nonerythroid tissues, such as heart, placenta, skeletal muscle, thyroid and trachea, as well as in skin fibroblasts. Expression is low or undetectable in other tissues.

Cellular localization

• Cell membrane
• Single-pass type I membrane protein

Alternative names

PBDX, XG, Glycoprotein Xg, Protein PBDX

Database links

swissprot:P55808 omim:314700 swissprot:Q496N8 entrezGene:7499