Background of the antigen
NET-7, also known as TSPAN15 (tetraspanin 15) or TM4SF15 (transmembrane 4 superfamily member 15), is a 294 amino acid multi-pass membrane protein that belongs to the transmembrane 4 superfamily, also known as the tetraspanin family. Members of the tetraspanin family are cell-surface proteins that are characterized by the presence of four hydrophobic domains and mediate signal transduction events that play a role in the regulation of cell development, activation, growth, motility, differentiation, and cancer. Considered molecular facilitators, tetraspanin proteins may regulate vesicle fusion and fission.