NOD1 Antibody / CARD4

Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 1, also known as CARD4, is a protein receptor that in humans is encoded by the NOD1 gene. NOD1 is a member of NOD-like receptor protein family and is a close relative of NOD2. NOD1 is mapped to 7p14.3. It recognizes bacterial molecules and stimulates an immune reaction. NOD1 protein contains a caspase recruitment domain (CARD) . This gene is an intracellular pattern recognition receptor, which is similar in structure to resistant proteins of plants, and mediates innate and acquired immunity by recognizing bacterial molecules containing D-glutamyl-meso-diaminopimelic acid (iE-DAP) moiety. What wore, it has been shown that NOD1 can sense cytosolic microbial products by monitoring the activation state of small Rho GTPases.