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CD48

CD48 antigen (cluster of differentiation 48) also known as B-lymphocyte activation marker (BLAST-1) or signaling lymphocytic activation molecule 2 (SLAMF2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CD48 gene.

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Aliases
CD48, BCM1, BLAST, BLAST1, MEM-102, SLAMF2, hmCD48 molecule
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2EDO
Band
1q23.3 · 1 H3|1 79.54 cM
Bgee
white blood cell · mononuclear cell · monocyte · granulocyte · blood
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 1 (human) · Chromosome 1 (mouse)

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CD48

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples111
Avg. degree1.95
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Bgee · 17
CD48 → appendix, blood, bone marrow cell, calvaria, epithelium of colon, granulocyte, lymph node, mesenteric lymph nodes, monocyte, mononuclear cell, pharynx, spleen, stroma of bone marrow, subcutaneous adipose tissue, thymus, white adipose tissue, white blood cell
RNA expression pattern · 17
CD48 → appendix, blood, bone marrow cell, calvaria, epithelium of colon, granulocyte, lymph node, mesenteric lymph nodes, monocyte, mononuclear cell, pharynx, spleen, stroma of bone marrow, subcutaneous adipose tissue, thymus, white adipose tissue, white blood cell
Gene ontology · 13
CD48 → anchored component of membrane, antigen binding, defense response, extracellular exosome, integral component of plasma membrane, intrinsic component of plasma membrane, leukocyte migration, membrane, membrane raft, plasma membrane, protein binding, regulation of adaptive immune response, signaling receptor activity
related to External links · 8
CD48 → Human CD48, Medicine, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, National Library, This, UCSC Genome Browser, United States National Library
related to Structure · 8
CD48 → Approximately, C-terminal, C2, GPI, It, The, The CD48, The GPI
related to T-cell activation · 8
CD48 → CD2, CD28, CD80, GPI, ICAM-1, LFA-1, MHC, TCR
related to Interactions · 7
CD48 → CD2, CD244, IgSF, It, NK, SLAM, The
related to Cell distribution · 6
CD48 → GPI, GPI-AP, It, Like, NK, PBL
Band · 2
CD48 → 1 H3|1 79.54 cM, 1q23.3
Chr. · 2
CD48 → Chromosome 1 (human), Chromosome 1 (mouse)

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human bp gene cd2 activation gpi chr band cell chromosome differentiation protein antigen cells also location signaling found surface cd244

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CD48AliasesCD48, BCM1, BLAST, BLAST1, MEM-102, SLAMF2, hmCD48 molecule1.00infobox
CD48Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2EDO1.00infobox
CD48Band1q23.31.00infobox
CD48Band1 H3|1 79.54 cM1.00infobox
CD48Bgeewhite blood cell1.00infobox
CD48Bgeemononuclear cell1.00infobox
CD48Bgeemonocyte1.00infobox
CD48Bgeegranulocyte1.00infobox
CD48Bgeeblood1.00infobox
CD48Bgeebone marrow cell1.00infobox
CD48Bgeeappendix1.00infobox
CD48Bgeespleen1.00infobox
CD48Bgeelymph node1.00infobox
CD48Bgeeepithelium of colon1.00infobox
CD48Bgeemesenteric lymph nodes1.00infobox
CD48Bgeestroma of bone marrow1.00infobox
CD48Bgeethymus1.00infobox
CD48Bgeecalvaria1.00infobox
CD48Bgeesubcutaneous adipose tissue1.00infobox
CD48Bgeewhite adipose tissue1.00infobox
CD48Bgeepharynx1.00infobox
CD48BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
CD48Chr.Chromosome 1 (human)1.00infobox
CD48Chr.Chromosome 1 (mouse)1.00infobox
CD48DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
CD48End160,711,831 bp1.00infobox
CD48End171,532,826 bp1.00infobox
CD48EnsemblENSG000001170911.00infobox
CD48Entrez9621.00infobox
CD48External IDsOMIM: 109530; MGI: 88339; GeneCards: CD481.00infobox

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