{"symbol":"MFGE8","synonyms":["HST19888","MFGM","EDIL1","SED1","BA46","HP47","MFG-E8","OACGD3S","SPAG10","HMFG"],"name":"milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein","description":"This gene encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to form multiple protein products. The major encoded protein product, lactadherin, is a membrane glycoprotein that promotes phagocytosis of apoptotic cells. This protein has also been implicated in wound healing, autoimmune disease, and cancer. Lactadherin can be further processed to form a smaller cleavage product, medin, which comprises the major protein component of aortic medial amyloid (AMA). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":4240,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/4240","proteins":[{"symbol":"MFGM_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/MFGM_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}