CD 43, CD43 antigen, Galactoglycoprotein, Galactoglycoprotein, GALGP, GPL 115, GPL115, Human gene for sialophorin, Leucocyte sialoglycoprotein, Leucocyte sialoglycoprotein, LEUK_HUMAN, Leukocyte sialoglycoprotein, Leukosialin, LSN, Sialophorin (leukosial
This gene encodes a highly sialylated glycoprotein that functions in antigen-specific activation of T cells, and is found on the surface of thymocytes, T lymphocytes, monocytes, granulocytes, and some B lymphocytes. It contains a mucin-like extracellular