| Type | tissue specificity | Description | Detected in brain, spleen, liver and testis (at protein level) (PubMed:9915839). Predominantly expressed in the microvessels in the brain parenchyma of the central nervous system. Also detected in the subfornical organ, the subcommissural organ, ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus in hippocampus, ependymal layer of the lateral ventricles, and the olfactory bulb. Very strong expression also seen in testis, ovary, and placenta with weaker expression in spleen, skin, brain, thymus, stomach, lung, heart, kidney, small intestine, uterus and skeletal muscle. |
