PGLYRP4, Official Symbol PGLYRP4provided by HGNC Official Full Name peptidoglycan recognition protein 4provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:30015 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000163218 MIM:608198; AllianceGenome:HGNC:30015 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 PGRPIB; SBBI67; PGRP-Ibeta; PGLYRPIbeta Summary Summary: This gene encodes a peptidoglycan recognition protein, which belongs to the N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase 2 family. These proteins are part of the innate immune system and recognize peptidoglycan, a ubiquitous component of bacterial cell walls. This antimicrobial protein binds to murein peptidoglycans of Gram-positive bacteria. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014] Expression Biased expression in skin (RPKM 2.9) and esophagus (RPKM 1.0) See more Orthologs mouse all