- leukosialin
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(= CD43; sialophorin)Widely distributed membrane-associated mucin, the major sialoglycoprotein of thymocytes and mature T-cells. Transmembrane protein with extensive O-linked glycosylation (75-85 oligosaccharides on the 239 residue extracellular domain). Extends at least 45nm beyond plasma membrane. Similar but not homologous to episialin.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.