CLEC18A, Official Symbol CLEC18Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name C-type lectin domain family 18 member Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:30388 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000157322 MIM:616571; AllianceGenome:HGNC:30388 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 MRCL; MRCL1; MRLP2 Summary This is one of three closely related paralogous genes on chromosome 16 encoding secreted proteins containing C-type lectin domains. These domains bind to carbohydrates in the presence of calcium, and may be involved in cell adhesion, immune response and apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2012] Expression Biased expression in kidney (RPKM 14.8), testis (RPKM 4.0) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs all