mac-2 antigen meaning
[Medicine]
A multifunctional galactin initially discovered as a macrophage antigen that binds to IMMUNOGLOBULIN E,and as 29-35 kD lectin that binds LAMININ. It is involved in a variety of biological events including interactions with galactose-containing glycoconjugates,cell proliferation,CELL DIFFERENTIATION,and APOPTOSIS.
A multifunctional galactin initially discovered as a macrophage antigen that binds to IMMUNOGLOBULIN E,and as 29-35 kD lectin that binds LAMININ. It is involved in a variety of biological events including interactions with galactose-containing glycoconjugates,cell proliferation,CELL DIFFERENTIATION,and APOPTOSIS.
