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Gene information for KLRC4 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID8302
Official gene symbolKLRC4
Full namekiller cell lectin-like receptor subfamily C, member 4
Aliases,FLJ17759,FLJ78582,NKG2-F,NKG2F,
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. KLRC4 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. The 3' end of the KLRC4 transcript includes the first non-coding exon found at the 5' end of the adjacent D12S2489E gene transcript. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12p13.2-p12.3
Gene position10562356 - 10559983  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size2374 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602893