Olfactomedin 4 (OLFM4) ELISA Kit for Camel

This gene was originally cloned from human myeloblasts and found to be selectively expressed in inflammed colonic epithelium. This gene encodes a member of the olfactomedin family. The encoded protein is an antiapoptotic factor that promotes tumor growth and is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein that facilitates cell adhesion. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011]

OLFM4: May promote proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells by favoring the transition from the S to G2/M phase. In myeloid leukemic cell lines, inhibits cell growth and induces cell differentiation and apoptosis. May play a role in the inhibition of EIF4EBP1 phosphorylation/deactivation. Facilitates cell adhesion, most probably through interaction with cell surface lectins and cadherin.

Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 13q14.3

Cellular Component: extracellular space; specific granule; azurophil granule; mitochondrion; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; plasma membrane; secretory granule

Molecular Function: protein homodimerization activity; cadherin binding; catalytic activity

Biological Process: regulation of apoptosis; metabolic process; negative regulation of immune response; negative regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade; regulation of phagocytosis; cell adhesion; protein homooligomerization