| V-set and immunoglobulin domain containing 4 | |||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||
| Symbol | VSIG4 | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 11326 | ||||||
| HGNC | 17032 | ||||||
| OMIM | 300353 | ||||||
| RefSeq | NM_007268 | ||||||
| UniProt | Q9Y279 | ||||||
| Other data | |||||||
| Locus | Chr. X q12-q13.3 | ||||||
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Complement receptor of the immunoglobulin family is a protein expressed in Kupffer cells. It is a critical receptor for the phagocytosis of opsonised particles in the blood. It recognizes iC3b (inactivated C3b) deposited on microbial surfaces.