NKG2A
| NKG2A | |||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||
| Symbol | KLRC1 | ||||||
| Alt. names | NKG2-A | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 3821 | ||||||
| HGNC | http://hgnc:6374/ | ||||||
| OMIM | 161555 | ||||||
| PDB | 3BDW | ||||||
| RefSeq | NM_002259.5 | ||||||
| UniProt | P26715 | ||||||
| Other data | |||||||
| Locus | Chr. 12 [1] | ||||||
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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.