SDWOLPE wrote:
>> CD14 is not a signalling molecule. It is bound to the membrane by glycolipids
> rather than having a transmembrane domain. There are therefore no antibodies
> to it with agonist activity.
That doesn't imply it is not a signalling molecule.
Maybe it is associated with something that does have
a transmembranal etc domains. I mean, it is not on the
membrane to give us an additional marker.
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