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Gene information for CD55 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1604
Official gene symbolCD55
Full nameCD55 molecule, decay accelerating factor for complement (Cromer blood group)
Aliases,CR,CROM,DAF,TC,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a protein involved in the regulation of the complement cascade. The encoded glycoprotein is also known as the decay-accelerating factor (DAF); binding of DAF to complement proteins accelerates their decay, disrupting the cascade and preventing damage to host cells. Antigens present on the DAF glycoprotein constitute the Cromer blood group system (CROM). Two alternatively spliced transcripts encoding different proteins have been identified. The predominant transcript encodes a membrane-bound protein expressed on cells exposed to plasma component proteins but an alternatively spliced transcript produces a soluble protein present at much lower levels. Additional, alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q32
Gene position207494817 - 207534311  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size39495 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID125240