CD68

CD68
Identifiers
AliasesCD68, GP110, LAMP4, SCARD1, CD68 molecule
External IDsOMIM: 153634; MGI: 88342; HomoloGene: 955; GeneCards: CD68; OMA:CD68 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001251
NM_001040059

NM_001291058
NM_009853

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001035148
NP_001242

NP_001277987

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 7.58 – 7.58 MbChr 11: 69.56 – 69.56 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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CD68 immunostaining demonstrating macrophages and giant cells in a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis

CD68 (Cluster of Differentiation 68) is a protein highly expressed by cells in the monocyte lineage (e.g., monocytic phagocytes, osteoclasts), by circulating macrophages, and by tissue macrophages (e.g., Kupffer cells, microglia).[5]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000129226Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000018774Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Holness CL, Simmons DL (March 1993). "Molecular cloning of CD68, a human macrophage marker related to lysosomal glycoproteins". Blood. 81 (6): 1607–13. doi:10.1182/blood.V81.6.1607.1607. PMID 7680921.