GPI-PLD/GPLD1 cDNA Clones

Many proteins are tethered to the extracellular face of eukaryotic plasma membranes by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol(GPI) anchor. The GPI-anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells. The protein encoded by this gene is a GPIdegrading enzyme. Glycosylphosphatidylinositol specific phospholipase D1 hydrolyzes the inositol phosphate linkage inproteins anchored by phosphatidylinositol glycans, thereby releasing the attached protein from the plasma membrane.(provided by RefSeq)