NODAL coreceptor involved in the correct establishment of the left-right axis. May play a role in mesoderm and/or neural patterning during gastrulation.
Specificity
Natural and recombinant Human Cryptic protein
Subcellular Location
Cell membrane Lipid-anchor GPI-anchor Secreted Does not exhibit a typical GPI-signal sequence. The C-ter hydrophilic extension of the GPI-signal sequence reduces the efficiency of processing and could lead to the production of an secreted unprocessed form. This extension is found only in primates.