SELE is expressed on the surface of endothelial cells and mediates the interaction of leukocytes and platelets with endothelial cells during an inflammatory response. SELE functions as a cell-surface glycoprotein and has a role in immunoadhesion. In addition, SELE may also have a role in capillary morphogenesis.
ESM1 is a secreted protein which is produced by adipocytes. It has been noticed that ESM1 may play some role in obesity-associated vascular disease since circulating ESM-1 levels are reduced in the overweight and obese. ESM1 is mainly expressed in the endothelial cells in human lung and kidney tissues. The expression of ESM1 gene is regulated by cytokines, suggesting that it may play a role in endothelium-dependent pathological disorders. Recently, ESM1 has been described as a specific biomarker of tip cells during neoangiogenesis. Its expression has been shown to be increase in presence of pro-angiogenic growth factors such as VEGF or FGF-2. In hypervascularized cancers, overexpression of endocan has been detected by immunohistochemistry using monoclonal antibodies against ESM1.
Human Esterase D is a cytoplasmic serine hydrolase that belongs to the esterase D family. Esterase D is involved in the detoxification of formaldehyde. Esterase D plays a part in a variety of substrates, including O-acetylated sialic acids, which may involves in the recycling of sialic acids. Esterase D is used as a genetic marker for retinoblastoma and Wilson’s disease.
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