UNC13D Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

UNC13D: Plays a role in cytotoxic granule exocytosis in lymphocytes. Required for both granule maturation and granule docking and priming at the immunologic synapse. Regulates assembly of recycling and late endosomal structures, leading to the formation of an endosomal exocytic compartment that fuses with perforin-containing granules at the immunologic synapse and licences them for exocytosis. Regulates Ca(2+)-dependent secretory lysosome exocytosis in mast cells. Defects in UNC13D are the cause of familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 3 (FHL3); also known as HPLH3. Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a genetically heterogeneous, rare autosomal recessive disorder. It is characterized by immune dysregulation with hypercytokinemia and defective natural killer cell function. The clinical features of the disease include fever, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypofibrinogenemia, and neurological abnormalities ranging from irritability and hypotonia to seizures, cranial nerve deficits, and ataxia. Hemophagocytosis is a prominent feature of the disease, and a non-malignant infiltration of macrophages and activated T-lymphocytes in lymph nodes, spleen, and other organs is also found. Belongs to the unc-13 family. 3 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 17q25.1

Cellular Component: recycling endosome; membrane; lysosome; late endosome

Molecular Function: protein binding; Rab GTPase binding

Biological Process: regulation of mast cell degranulation; natural killer cell degranulation; germinal center formation; defense response to virus; granuloma formation; phagocytosis; positive regulation of exocytosis

Disease: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Familial, 3