Full name: chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: Pbsf; Scyb12; Sdf1; Tlsf; Tpar1

Summary: This gene encodes a member of the alpha chemokine protein family. The encoded protein is secreted and functions as the ligand for the G-protein coupled receptor, chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4. The encoded protein plays a role in many diverse cellular functions, including embryogenesis, immune surveillance, inflammation response, tissue homeostasis, and tumor growth and metastasis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2013]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in spleen adult (RPKM 77.0), liver adult (RPKM 50.9) and 27 other tissues

Gene size: 12834bp

Exon count: 4