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Gene information for KLRC3 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3823
Official gene symbolKLRC3
Full namekiller cell lectin-like receptor subfamily C, member 3
Aliases,NKG2-E,NKG2E,
Gene summaryNatural 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. KLRC3 is a member of the NKG2 group which 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 NKG2 gene family is located within the NK complex, a region that contains several C-type lectin genes preferentially expressed on NK cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12p13
Gene position10573194 - 10564914  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size8281 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602892