This gene encodes a large, transmembrane receptor protein which may function in angiogenesis, lymphocyte homing, cell adhesion, or receptor scavenging. The protein contains 7 fasciclin, 15 epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like, and 2 laminin-type EGF-like domains as well as a C-type lectin-like hyaluronan-binding Link module. The protein is primarily expressed on sinusoidal endothelial cells of liver, spleen, and lymph node. The receptor has been shown to bind and endocytose ligands such as hyaluronan, low density lipoprotein, Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and advanced glycosylation end products. Supporting its possible role as a scavenger receptor, the protein has been shown to cycle between the plasma membrane and lysosomes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Kampf, Mardinoglu, Fagerberg, Hallström, Edlund, Lundberg, Pontén, Nielsen, Uhlen: "The human liver-specific proteome defined by transcriptomics and antibody-based profiling." in: FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Vol. 28, Issue 7, pp. 2901-14, (2014) (PubMed).
Wautier, Héron, Picot, Colin, Hermine, Wautier: "Red blood cell phosphatidylserine exposure is responsible for increased erythrocyte adhesion to endothelium in central retinal vein occlusion." in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, Vol. 9, Issue 5, pp. 1049-55, (2011) (PubMed).