NCBI Summary
This gene encodes a member of the C-type lectin/C-type lectin-like domain (CTL/CTLD) superfamily. Members of this family share a common protein fold and have diverse functions, such as cell adhesion, cell-cell signalling, glycoprotein turnover, and roles in inflammation and immune response. The encoded type 2 transmembrane protein may play a role in dendritic cell function. Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Protein
Protein (NP_569708)
BDCA-2 - Blood Dendritic Cell Antigen 2
C-type lectin domain family 4 member C (Blood dendritic cell antigen 2) (BDCA-2) (C-type lectin superfamily member 7) (Dendritic lectin) (CD antigen CD303)
CLEC4C
C-type lectin domain family 4 member C
Curated
C-type lectin
CLEC4C
C-type - Type II transmembrane receptors
a/b mixed / C-type lectin-like
Undefined
0.396
Protein sequence and protein families (fasta) (213 amino acids) Download
MVPEEEPQDREKGLWWFQLKVWSMAVVSILLLSVCFTVSSVVPHNFMYSKTVKRLSKLREYQQYHPSLTCVMEGKDIEDWSCCPTPWTSFQSSCYFISTGMQSWTKSQKNCSVMGADLVVINTREEQDFIIQNLKRNSSYFLGLSDPGGRRHWQWVDQTPYNENVTFWHSGEPNNLDERCAIINFRSSEEWGWNDIHCHVPQKSICKMKKIYI
Mol* PDB structure viewerUniLectin3D
Structural models
Model Confidence:
  •    Very high (pLDDT > 90)
  •    Confident (90 > pLDDT > 70)
  •    Low (70 > pLDDT > 50)
  •    Very low (pLDDT < 50)

  AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.


Ligand
Glycan ligands from structural data
bGal14bGlcNAc12Man
Gal(b1-4)GlcNAc(b1-2)Man
aMeMan
Man
References
NCBI References (10 PubMed Identifiers)
  • Zika Virus Inhibits IFN-alpha Response by Human Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells and Induces NS1-Dependent Triggering of CD303 (BDCA-2) Signaling. [33193389]
  • A reference map of the human binary protein interactome. [32296183]
  • Re-evaluation of human BDCA-2+ DC during acute sterile skin inflammation. [31845972]
  • Effect of in vivo Hydroxychloroquine and ex vivo Anti-BDCA2 mAb Treatment on pDC IFNalpha Production From Patients Affected With Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus. [30846987]
  • Identification of serum glycoprotein ligands for the immunomodulatory receptor blood dendritic cell antigen 2. [29796630]
  • The secreted protein discovery initiative (SPDI), a large-scale effort to identify novel human secreted and transmembrane proteins: a bioinformatics assessment. [12975309]
  • BDCA-2, a novel plasmacytoid dendritic cell-specific type II C-type lectin, mediates antigen capture and is a potent inhibitor of interferon alpha/beta induction. [11748283]
  • Molecular and genomic characterization of human DLEC, a novel member of the C-type lectin receptor gene family preferentially expressed on monocyte-derived dendritic cells. [11536172]
  • BDCA-2, BDCA-3, and BDCA-4: three markers for distinct subsets of dendritic cells in human peripheral blood. [11086035]
  • Identification and characterization of the gene for a novel C-type lectin (CLECSF7) that maps near the natural killer gene complex on human chromosome 12. [11031109]
UniProt Main References (4 PubMed Identifiers)
  • The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC). [15489334]
  • Human C-type lectin domain family 4, member C (CLEC4C/BDCA-2/CD303) is a receptor for asialo-galactosyl-oligosaccharides. [21880719]
  • Crystal structures of carbohydrate recognition domain of blood dendritic cell antigen-2 (BDCA2) reveal a common domain-swapped dimer. [24425442]
  • A Novel Mechanism for Binding of Galactose-terminated Glycans by the C-type Carbohydrate Recognition Domain in Blood Dendritic Cell Antigen 2. [25995448]
All isoforms of this gene containing a lectin domain
NP_987099.1, NP_001358319.1, NP_569708.1, XP_024304640.1, XP_024304641.1, NP_001358320.1, XP_016874429.1
RNA
RNA (Transcript ID: NM_130441.3)
C-type lectin domain family 4 member C, transcript variant 1
m7G-5')ppp(5'-ACUCUGUCACCCAGGCUGGAGUGAAGUGGUACGAUUACGGCUCACUGCAAUCCCUGCCUCCCAAAUUCCAGUGAUUCUCGUGCCUCAGCCUCCUGAGUAGCCGAAAUUACAGACGUGUGCCACCAUGCUUGGCUAAUUUUUUGGAUUUUUAGUAGAGAUGGGGUUUCACUAUGUUGGCCAGGCUAGUCUUGAACUCCUGGCCUGAAGCAAUCCGCCCACCUCAGCCUCCCAAAGUGCUGAGAUUAUAGGCACGAGCCACUACACCUGGCCACAAAAUUCUUUAAAGAAGCCAAUCCCAUCCUCCCUCAAGAGCCAAGGGGCCACCUCACCCUCUUGUUACAGCAGAUCCUGCCUCCCACAGUCACCCUGCUCCCAAGUGCAACCUCUGUCUGACCCUGCAUGGUGUGCGGUGCCCUCCUGCCUCAGGCCGCGAAGAAGGAUCUAAGGGCUUGGCUUGUUUGAAAGAACCACACCCCGAAAGUAACAUCUUUGGAGAAAGUGAUACAAGAGCUUCUGCACCCACCUGAUAGAGGAAGUCCAAAGGGUGUGCGCACACACAAUGGUGCCUGAAGAAGAGCCUCAAGACCGAGAGAAAGGACUCUGGUGGUUCCAGUUGAAGGUCUGGUCCAUGGCAGUCGUAUCCAUCUUGCUCCUCAGUGUCUGUUUCACUGUGAGUUCUGUGGUGCCUCACAAUUUUAUGUAUAGCAAAACUGUCAAGAGGCUGUCCAAGUUACGAGAGUAUCAACAGUAUCAUCCAAGCCUGACCUGCGUCAUGGAAGGAAAGGACAUAGAAGAUUGGAGCUGCUGCCCAACCCCUUGGACUUCAUUUCAGUCUAGUUGCUACUUUAUUUCUACUGGGAUGCAAUCUUGGACUAAGAGUCAAAAGAACUGUUCUGUGAUGGGGGCUGAUCUGGUGGUGAUCAACACCAGGGAAGAACAGGAUUUCAUCAUUCAGAAUCUGAAAAGAAAUUCUUCUUAUUUUCUGGGGCUGUCAGAUCCAGGGGGUCGGCGACAUUGGCAAUGGGUUGACCAGACACCAUACAAUGAAAAUGUCACAUUCUGGCACUCAGGUGAACCCAAUAACCUUGAUGAGCGUUGUGCGAUAAUAAAUUUCCGUUCUUCAGAAGAAUGGGGCUGGAAUGACAUUCACUGUCAUGUACCUCAGAAGUCAAUUUGCAAGAUGAAGAAGAUCUACAUAUAAAUGAAAUAUUCUCCCUGGAAAUGUGUUUGGGUUGGCAUCCACCGUUGUAGAAAGCUAAAUUGAUUUUUUAAUUUAUGUGUAAGUUUUGUACAAGGAAUGCCCCUAAAAUGUUUCAGCAGGCUGUCACCUAUUACACUUAUGAUAUAAUCCA-3'- Poly-A tail
  • Coding region
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DNA
DNA (Gene ID: 170482)
C-type lectin domain family 4 member C
strand -
HECL, DLEC, BDCA2, CD303
NCBI CDS gene sequence (642 bp)
5'-ATGGTGCCTGAAGAAGAGCCTCAAGACCGAGAGAAAGGACTCTGGTGGTTCCAGTTGAAGGTCTGGTCCATGGCAGTCGTATCCATCTTGCTCCTCAGTGTCTGTTTCACTGTGAGTTCTGTGGTGCCTCACAATTTTATGTATAGCAAAACTGTCAAGAGGCTGTCCAAGTTACGAGAGTATCAACAGTATCATCCAAGCCTGACCTGCGTCATGGAAGGAAAGGACATAGAAGATTGGAGCTGCTGCCCAACCCCTTGGACTTCATTTCAGTCTAGTTGCTACTTTATTTCTACTGGGATGCAATCTTGGACTAAGAGTCAAAAGAACTGTTCTGTGATGGGGGCTGATCTGGTGGTGATCAACACCAGGGAAGAACAGGATTTCATCATTCAGAATCTGAAAAGAAATTCTTCTTATTTTCTGGGGCTGTCAGATCCAGGGGGTCGGCGACATTGGCAATGGGTTGACCAGACACCATACAATGAAAATGTCACATTCTGGCACTCAGGTGAACCCAATAACCTTGATGAGCGTTGTGCGATAATAAATTTCCGTTCTTCAGAAGAATGGGGCTGGAATGACATTCACTGTCATGTACCTCAGAAGTCAATTTGCAAGATGAAGAAGATCTACATATAA-3'
NCBI CDS gene sequence with introns (location: 7729596.. 7747348) (17753 bp)Download
NCBI CDS gene sequence with introns, 5'UTR and 3'UTR (location: 7729445.. 7749541) (20097 bp)Download
NCBI gene sequence (location: [7729445.. 7749541 + 1000]) (21097 bp)Download
How to cite: Schnider B., M'Rad Y., el Ahmadie J., de Brevern AG., Imberty A., Lisacek F., HumanLectome, an update of UniLectin for the annotation and prediction of human lectins, Nucleic Acids Reasearch doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad905