Gene information for GNLY (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database) |
Entrez gene ID | 10578 |
Official gene symbol | GNLY |
Full name | granulysin |
Aliases | ,519,D2S69E,LAG-2,LAG2,NKG5,TLA519, |
Gene summary | The product of this gene is a member of the saposin-like protein (SAPLIP) family and is located in the cytotoxic granules of T cells, which are released upon antigen stimulation. This protein is present in cytotoxic granules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells, and it has antimicrobial activity against M. tuberculosis and other organisms. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | Chromosome: 2 Locus: |
Gene position | 85921414 - 85925875 Map Viewer |
OMIM ID | 188855 |