TMEM173 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

This gene encodes a five transmembrane protein that functions as a major regulator of the innate immune response to viral and bacterial infections. The encoded protein is a pattern recognition receptor that detects cytosolic nucleic acids and transmits signals that activate type I interferon responses. The encoded protein has also been shown to play a role in apoptotic signaling by associating with type II major histocompatibility complex. Mutations in this gene are the cause of infantile-onset STING-associated vasculopathy. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014], function:Acts as a facilitator of innate immune signaling. Able to activate both NF-kappa-B and IRF3 transcription pathways to induce expression of type I interferon (IFN-alpha and IFN-beta) and exert a potent anti-viral state following expression. May be involved in translocon function, the translocon possibly being able to influence the induction of type I interferons. May be involved in transduction of apoptotic signals via its association with the major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) . Mediates death signaling via activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway., PTM:Phosphorylated on tyrosine residues upon MHC-II aggregation., subunit:Associates with the MHC-II complex (By similarity) . Interacts with DDX58/RIG-I, MAVS/VISA and SSR2., tissue specificity:Ubiquitously expressed.

TMEM173; ERIS; MITA; STING; Transmembrane protein 173; Endoplasmic reticulum interferon stimulator; ERIS; Mediator of IRF3 activation; hMITA; Stimulator of interferon genes protein; hSTING