Monocyte to macrophage differentiation factor explained

Monocyte to macrophage differentiation factor also known as PAQR11 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MMD gene. It is a member of the progestin and adipoQ receptor family.[1] PAQR11 is a scaffold protein that is localized to the Golgi apparatus.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Tang YT, Hu T, Arterburn M, Boyle B, Bright JM, Emtage PC, Funk WD . PAQR proteins: a novel membrane receptor family defined by an ancient 7-transmembrane pass motif . Journal of Molecular Evolution . 61 . 3 . 372–80 . September 2005 . 16044242 . 10.1007/s00239-004-0375-2 .
  2. Peng W, Lei Q, Jiang Z, Hu Z . Characterization of Golgi scaffold proteins and their roles in compartmentalizing cell signaling . Journal of Molecular Histology . 45 . 4 . 435–45 . August 2014 . 24337566 . 10.1007/s10735-013-9560-1 .

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