Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables mannose binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including B cell adhesion; positive regulation of T cell proliferation; and positive regulation of viral life cycle. Predicted to act upstream of or within endocytosis. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in external side of plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Coronavirus infectious disease; aspergillosis; dengue disease (multiple); human immunodeficiency virus infectious disease (multiple); and tuberculosis (multiple). Orthologous to human CD209 (CD209 molecule).