Entrez gene ID | | 4615 |
Official gene symbol | | MYD88 |
Full name | | myeloid differentiation primary response gene (88) |
Aliases | | ,MYD88D, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a cytosolic adapter protein that plays a central role in the innate and adaptive immune response. This protein functions as an essential signal transducer in the interleukin-1 and Toll-like receptor signaling pathways. These pathways regulate that activation of numerous proinflammatory genes. The encoded protein consists of an N-terminal death domain and a C-terminal Toll-interleukin1 receptor domain. Patients with defects in this gene have an increased susceptibility to pyogenic bacterial infections. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 3 Locus: 3p22 |
Gene position | | 38179969 - 38184513 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 4545 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 602170 |