Anti-Munc 13-4 抗体 [EPR4914] (ab109113)

Plays a role in cytotoxic granule exocytosis in lymphocytes. Required for both granule maturation and granule docking and priming at the immunologic synapse. Regulates assembly of recycling and late endosomal structures, leading to the formation of an endosomal exocytic compartment that fuses with perforin-containing granules at the immunologic synapse and licences them for exocytosis. Regulates Ca(2+)-dependent secretory lysosome exocytosis in mast cells.

Expressed at high levels in spleen, thymus and leukocytes. Also expressed in lung and placenta, and at very low levels in brain, heart, skeletal muscle and kidney. Expressed in cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) and mast cells.

Defects in UNC13D are the cause of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis familial type 3 (FHL3) [MIM:608898]; also known as HPLH3. Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a genetically heterogeneous, rare autosomal recessive disorder. It is characterized by immune dysregulation with hypercytokinemia and defective natural killer cell function. The clinical features of the disease include fever, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypofibrinogenemia, and neurological abnormalities ranging from irritability and hypotonia to seizures, cranial nerve deficits, and ataxia. Hemophagocytosis is a prominent feature of the disease, and a non-malignant infiltration of macrophages and activated T lymphocytes in lymph nodes, spleen, and other organs is also found.

Belongs to the unc-13 family.
Contains 2 C2 domains.
Contains 1 MHD1 (MUNC13 homology domain 1) domain.
Contains 1 MHD2 (MUNC13 homology domain 2) domain.

The MHD1 and MHD2 domains mediate localization on recycling endosomes and lysosome.

Cytoplasm. Membrane. Late endosome. Recycling endosome. Lysosome. Colocalizes with cytotoxic granules at the plasma membrane. Localizes to endosomal exocytic vesicles.