Structural highlights
Function
TIMD4_MOUSE Phosphatidylserine receptor that enhances the engulfment of apoptotic cells. Involved in regulating T-cell proliferation and lymphotoxin signaling. Ligand for HAVCR1/TIMD1.[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Shakhov AN, Rybtsov S, Tumanov AV, Shulenin S, Dean M, Kuprash DV, Nedospasov SA. SMUCKLER/TIM4 is a distinct member of TIM family expressed by stromal cells of secondary lymphoid tissues and associated with lymphotoxin signaling. Eur J Immunol. 2004 Feb;34(2):494-503. PMID:14768054 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eji.200324590
- ↑ Meyers JH, Chakravarti S, Schlesinger D, Illes Z, Waldner H, Umetsu SE, Kenny J, Zheng XX, Umetsu DT, DeKruyff RH, Strom TB, Kuchroo VK. TIM-4 is the ligand for TIM-1, and the TIM-1-TIM-4 interaction regulates T cell proliferation. Nat Immunol. 2005 May;6(5):455-64. Epub 2005 Mar 27. PMID:15793576 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ni1185
- ↑ Miyanishi M, Tada K, Koike M, Uchiyama Y, Kitamura T, Nagata S. Identification of Tim4 as a phosphatidylserine receptor. Nature. 2007 Nov 15;450(7168):435-9. Epub 2007 Oct 24. PMID:17960135 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06307