Human EDA Protein, hFc Tag

The protein has a predicted molecular mass of 50.3 kDa after removal of the signal peptide.The apparent molecular mass of hFc-EDA is approximately 55-70 kDa due to glycosylation.The apparent molecular mass of GPR87-hFc is approximately 35-55 kDa due to glycosylation. The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein that can be cleaved by furin to produce a secreted form. The encoded protein, which belongs to the tumor necrosis factor family, acts as a homotrimer and may be involved in cell-cell signaling during the development of ectodermal organs. Defects in this gene are a cause of ectodermal dysplasia, anhidrotic, which is also known as X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia. Several transcript variants encoding many different isoforms have been found for this gene.