NKG2C/CD159c/KLRC2 Products

Description

Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes that can mediate lysis of certain tumor cells and virus-infected cells without previous activation. They can also regulate specific humoral and cell-mediated immunity. NK cells preferentially express several calcium-dependent (C-type) lectins, which have been implicated in the regulation of NK cell function. The group, designated KLRC (NKG2) are expressed primarily in natural killer (NK) cells and encodes a family of transmembrane proteins characterized by a type II membrane orientation (extracellular C terminus) and the presence of a C-type lectin domain. The KLRC (NKG2) gene family is located within the NK complex, a region that contains several C-type lectin genes preferentially expressed on NK cells. KLRC2 alternative splice variants have been described but their full-length nature has not been determined. (provided by RefSeq)

Bioinformatics

Entrez	3822 Human
Uniprot	AAH93644.1 Human CAA04922.1 Human NM_002260 Human NP_002251 Human
Product By Gene ID	3822
Alternate Names	CD159 antigen-like family member C CD159c antigen CD159c killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily C, member 2 MGC138244 NK cell receptor C NKG2-C type II integral membrane protein NKG2-C NKG2CNKG2-C-activating NK receptor

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