CD36
(redirected from CD36 antigen)CD36
a transmembrane protein present on monocytes, platelets, megakaryocytes, the umbilical vein, small-vessel endothelium, reticulocytes, and mammary epithelium that may be involved in signal transduction; expressed in myeloproliferative disorders.
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CD36
A gene on chromosome 7q11.2 that encodes the fourth major platelet surface glycoprotein, which is a receptor for thrombospondin. It is acts as a cell adhesion molecule, binding to collagen, thrombospondin, anionic phospholipids, oxidised LDL, long-chain fatty acids and Plasmodium falciparum-parasitised erythrocytes.Molecular pathology
Defects in CD36 cause platelet glycoprotein deficiency; genetic variations in CD36 are associated with susceptibility to coronary heart disease type 7.
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