TYRO protein tyrosine kinase binding protein

Symbol

TYROBP (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

This gene encodes a transmembrane signaling polypeptide which contains an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM) in its cytoplasmic domain. The encoded protein may associate with the killer-cell inhibitory receptor (KIR) family of membrane glycoproteins and may act as an activating signal transduction element. This protein may bind zeta-chain (TCR) associated protein kinase 70kDa (ZAP-70) and spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) and play a role in signal transduction, bone modeling, brain myelination, and inflammation. Mutations within this gene have been associated with polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy (PLOSL), also known as Nasu-Hakola disease. Its putative receptor, triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), also causes PLOSL. Multiple alternative transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]

Orthologs

SymbolSpecies
tyrobp Danio rerio
Tyrobp Mus musculus
Tyrobp Rattus norvegicus

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Changes associated with this gene

GO Terms

GO IDGO TermGO Category
GO:0006968 cellular defense response biological_process
GO:0007165 signal transduction biological_process
GO:0007411 axon guidance biological_process
GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction biological_process
GO:0050776 regulation of immune response biological_process
GO:0005622 intracellular cellular_component
GO:0005886 plasma membrane cellular_component
GO:0005887 integral to plasma membrane cellular_component
GO:0005057 receptor signaling protein activity molecular_function
GO:0005515 protein binding molecular_function
GO:0042802 identical protein binding molecular_function