clec-88 encodes, by alternative splicing, two isoforms of a putativelysecreted C-type lectin paralogous to CLEC-87, C25B8.4, F26D10.12, andZK858.3; CLEC-88 has a single chondroitin attachment site verified bymass spectrometry; CLEC-88 has no obvious function in mass RNAi assays.
Predicted to enable carbohydrate binding activity. Predicted to be located in external side of plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hepatocellular carcinoma. Is an ortholog of human KLRF2 (killer cell lectin like receptor F2).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.