NKG2A

NKG2A
Identifiers
SymbolKLRC1
Alt. namesNKG2-A
NCBI gene3821
HGNChttp://hgnc:6374/
OMIM161555
PDB3BDW
RefSeqNM_002259.5
UniProtP26715
Other data
LocusChr. 12 [1]
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro

NKG2A also known as CD159a (Cluster of Differentiation 159a) is an inhibitory NK cell receptor that is part of the NKG2 family and encoded by the KLRC1 gene. NKG2A is expressed predominantly by NK cells, but can also be found on a subset of T cells, especially on CD8+ cytotoxic T cells.