Gene: [05q3/LECT2] leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2;


COM

By analysis of a somatic cell hybrid panel and by fluorescence in situ hybridization, the LECT2 gene was mapped to 5q31.1-q32 (Yamagoe-1998)."

FUN

LECT2 is a 16-kDa secreted protein having a human neutrophil chemotactic activity (Yamagoe-1996) and liver-specific expression (Yamagoe-1997)."

GEN

The gene length: 8 kb (approximately); exons: 4 (Yamagoe-1998).

REF

LOC,GEN,SEQ "Yamagoe S &: Genomics, 48, N3, 324-329, 1998
CLO,SEQ,EXP "Yamagoe S &: BBRC, 237, N1, 116-120, 1997
COD,SEQ,POL,EVO "Yamagoe S &: Immunol Lett, 52, N1, 9-13, 1996

KEY

cyk

CLA

coding, basic

LOC

05 q31.1-32

MIM

MIM: 602882