CD24

Signal transducer CD24 also known as cluster of differentiation 24 or heat stable antigen CD24 (HSA) is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the CD24 is_associated_with::gene. CD24''' is a is_associated_with::cell adhesion molecule.

Function
CD24 is a is_associated_with::glycoprotein expressed at the surface of most is_associated_with::B lymphocytes and differentiating is_associated_with::neuroblasts. This gene encodes a is_associated_with::sialoglycoprotein that is expressed on mature is_associated_with::granulocytes and in many is_associated_with::B cells. The encoded protein is anchored via a glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) link to the cell surface. CD24 gene is found on chromosome 6 (6q21) An alignment of this gene's sequence finds genomic locations with similarity on chromosomes 1p36, 3p26, 15q21.3, 20q11.2 and Yq11.222. Whether transcription, and corresponding translation, occurs at each of these other genomic locations needs to be experimentally determined (source: NCBI).