Alternative Names
CD327; CD33 antigen-like 1; CD33L1; CDw327; OB-BP1; Siglec6; Siglec-6
Background
Siglec-6, also known as CD327, belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily, SIGLEC (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin) family. Siglec-6 mediates sialic-acid dependent binding to cells. Siglec-6 binds to alpha-2,6-linked sialic acid. The sialic acid recognition site may be masked by cis interactions with sialic acids on the same cell surface. Siglec-6 may show increasing expression human labor and following childbirth, it has been speculated that this expression helps to slow the tempo of human labor. Siglec-6 is found on B cells and in placenta, and would seem to have a restricted specificity for the sialyl Tn antigen.
Note
For Research Use Only , Not for Diagnostic Use.