PGLYRP3, Official Symbol PGLYRP3provided by HGNC Official Full Name peptidoglycan recognition protein 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:30014 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000159527 MIM:608197; AllianceGenome:HGNC:30014 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 PGRPIA; PGRP-Ialpha; PGLYRPIalpha 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 19.2) and esophagus (RPKM 11.8) See more Orthologs all