LY96, Official Symbol LY96provided by HGNC Official Full Name lymphocyte antigen 96provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17156 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000154589 MIM:605243; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17156 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as MD2; MD-2; ly-96; ESOP-1 Summary This gene encodes a protein which associates with toll-like receptor 4 on the cell surface and confers responsiveness to lipopolysaccyaride (LPS), thus providing a link between the receptor and LPS signaling. Studies of the mouse ortholog suggest that this gene may be involved in endotoxin neutralization. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010] Expression Broad expression in spleen (RPKM 8.6), appendix (RPKM 8.4) and 22 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all