Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of the heterogeneous family of basic, proline-rich, human salivary glycoproteins. Multiple alleles of this gene exhibiting variations in the length of the tandem repeats have been identified. The reference genome encodes the 'Long' allele. The protein isoforms encoded by this gene are recognized as the 'first line of oral defense' against the detrimental effects of polyphenols in the diet and pathogen infections. This gene is located in a cluster of closely related salivary proline-rich proteins on chromosome 12. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015].
UniProt Summary: Acts as a receptor for the Gram-negative bacterium F.nucleatum. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1894623}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
No Pfam Domain information is available for this gene.
GO Terms
defense response to Gram-negative bacterium
defense response to bacterium
response to bacterium
defense response to other organism
response to other organism
response to external biotic stimulus
response to biotic stimulus
defense response
extracellular region
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)