SIGLEC16, Official Symbol SIGLEC16provided by HGNC Official Full Name sialic acid binding Ig like lectin 16provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:24851 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000161643 AllianceGenome:HGNC:24851 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as SIGLECP16; Siglec-P16 Summary Predicted to enable sialic acid binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of defense response to bacterium and positive regulation of interleukin-6 production. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Annotation information Note: Genetic polymorphisms result in both protein coding and non-coding alleles of this gene. Expression Biased expression in ovary (RPKM 40.2) and spleen (RPKM 10.4) See more Orthologs all