NCBI Summary
Natural 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. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the killer cell lectin-like receptor family, also called NKG2 family, which is a group of transmembrane proteins preferentially expressed in NK cells. This family of proteins is characterized by the type II membrane orientation and the presence of a C-type lectin domain. This protein forms a complex with another family member, KLRD1/CD94, and has been implicated in the recognition of the MHC class I HLA-E molecules in NK cells. The genes of NKG2 family members form a killer cell lectin-like receptor gene cluster on chromosome 12. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been observed. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2015].
Protein
Protein (NP_002250)
Killer cell lectin-like receptor C member 1
NKG2-A/NKG2-B type II integral membrane protein (CD159 antigen-like family member A) (NK cell receptor A) (NKG2-A/B-activating NK receptor) (CD antigen CD159a)
KLRC1
killer cell lectin like receptor C1
Very low evidence
C-type lectin
Undefined
C-type - Natural Killer NK
a/b mixed / C-type lectin-like
Uncharacterised
0.303
Undefined
Protein sequence and protein families (fasta) (233 amino acids) Download
MDNQGVIYSDLNLPPNPKRQQRKPKGNKNSILATEQEITYAELNLQKASQDFQGNDKTYHCKDLPSAPEKLIVGILGIICLILMASVVTIVVIPSTLIQRHNNSSLNTRTQKARHCGHCPEEWITYSNSCYYIGKERRTWEESLLACTSKNSSLLSIDNEEEMKFLSIISPSSWIGVFRNSSHHPWVTMNGLAFKHEIKDSDNAELNCAVLQVNRLKSAQCGSSIIYHCKHKL
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
No crystal structures of complexes with glycan ligand.
References
NCBI References (10 PubMed Identifiers)
  • The CD94/NKG2A inhibitory receptor educates uterine NK cells to optimize pregnancy outcomes in humans and mice. [33887202]
  • Potential prognostic value of PD-L1 and NKG2A expression in Indonesian patients with skin nodular melanoma. [34049578]
  • Epstein-Barr virus peptides derived from latent cycle proteins alter NKG2A + NK cell effector function. [33203899]
  • Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative Disease Proteins and Uncovers Widespread Protein Aggregation in Affected Brains. [32814053]
  • NKG2A/CD94 Is a New Immune Receptor for HLA-G and Distinguishes Amino Acid Differences in the HLA-G Heavy Chain. [32575403]
  • NKG2A complexed with CD94 defines a novel inhibitory natural killer cell receptor. [9034158]
  • Human natural killer cell receptors involved in MHC class I recognition are disulfide-linked heterodimers of CD94 and NKG2 subunits. [8943374]
  • Genomic structure, chromosome location, and alternative splicing of the human NKG2A gene. [8753859]
  • A multigene family on human chromosome 12 encodes natural killer-cell lectins. [8436421]
  • DNA sequence analysis of NKG2, a family of related cDNA clones encoding type II integral membrane proteins on human natural killer cells. [2007850]
UniProt Main References (20 PubMed Identifiers)
  • Sequence analysis of a 62-kb region overlapping the human KLRC cluster of genes. [9598306]
  • The finished DNA sequence of human chromosome 12. [16541075]
  • The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC). [15489334]
  • Functionally and structurally distinct NK cell receptor repertoires in the peripheral blood of two human donors. [9430220]
  • Inhibition of antigen-induced T cell response and antibody-induced NK cell cytotoxicity by NKG2A: association of NKG2A with SHP-1 and SHP-2 protein-tyrosine phosphatases. [9485206]
  • HLA-E binds to natural killer cell receptors CD94/NKG2A, B and C. [9486650]
  • Surface expression of HLA-E, an inhibitor of natural killer cells, enhanced by human cytomegalovirus gpUL40. [10669413]
  • TCR specificity dictates CD94/NKG2A expression by human CTL. [12387742]
  • Role that each NKG2A immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif plays in mediating the human CD94/NKG2A inhibitory signal. [12165520]
  • HIV-1 infection leads to increased HLA-E expression resulting in impaired function of natural killer cells. [15751767]
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All isoforms of this gene containing a lectin domain
NP_002250.2, NP_998823.1, XP_024304741.1, NP_001291377.1, NP_015567.2, NP_998822.1
RNA
RNA (Transcript ID: NM_002259.5)
killer cell lectin like receptor C1, transcript variant 1
m7G-5')ppp(5'-CCACUCUUGACUCACUCUGAGCCUUCACAGGGCAGUCUGCGAAGAUUGCAGGCAUUGUUUGUUCUUGUCUUGGAUUUAUGCCUUUAAAUUUCACCUUUUAUUACACAGCUAUAGCAGGCCUUUUUAUGAGACUAACCUGGCCUCUCCACUAAAGGAUGUGUGACUUUCUGGGGACAGAAGAGUACAGUCCCUGACAUCACACACUGCAGAGAUGGAUAACCAAGGAGUAAUCUACUCAGACCUGAAUCUGCCCCCAAACCCAAAGAGGCAGCAACGAAAACCUAAAGGCAAUAAAAACUCCAUUUUAGCAACUGAACAGGAAAUAACCUAUGCGGAAUUAAACCUUCAAAAAGCUUCUCAGGAUUUUCAAGGGAAUGACAAAACCUAUCACUGCAAAGAUUUACCAUCAGCUCCAGAGAAGCUCAUUGUUGGGAUCCUGGGAAUUAUCUGUCUUAUCUUAAUGGCCUCUGUGGUAACGAUAGUUGUUAUUCCCUCUACAUUAAUACAGAGGCACAACAAUUCUUCCCUGAAUACAAGAACUCAGAAAGCACGUCAUUGUGGCCAUUGUCCUGAGGAGUGGAUUACAUAUUCCAACAGUUGUUACUACAUUGGUAAGGAAAGAAGAACUUGGGAAGAGAGUUUGCUGGCCUGUACUUCGAAGAACUCCAGUCUGCUUUCUAUAGAUAAUGAAGAAGAAAUGAAAUUUCUGUCCAUCAUUUCACCAUCCUCAUGGAUUGGUGUGUUUCGUAACAGCAGUCAUCAUCCAUGGGUGACAAUGAAUGGUUUGGCUUUCAAACAUGAGAUAAAAGACUCAGAUAAUGCUGAACUUAACUGUGCAGUGCUACAAGUAAAUCGACUUAAAUCAGCCCAGUGUGGAUCUUCAAUAAUAUAUCAUUGUAAGCAUAAGCUUUAGAGGUAAAGCGUUUGCAUUUGCAGUGCAUCAGAUAAAUUGUAUAUUUCUUAAAAUAGAAAUAUAUUAUGAUUGCAUAAAUCUUAAAAUGAAUUAUGUUAUUUGCUCUAAUAAGAAAAUUCUAAAUCAAUUAUUGAAACAGGAUACACACAAUUACUAAAGUACAGACAUCCUAGCAUUUGUGUCGGGCUCAUUUUGCUCAACAUGGUAUUUGUGGUUUUCAGCCUUUCUAAAAGUUGCAUGUUAUGUGAGUCAGCUUAUAGGAAGUACCAAGAACAGUCAAACCCAUGGAGACAGAAAGUAGAAUAGUGGUUGCCAAUGUCUGAGGGAGGUUGAAAUAGGAGAUGACCUCUAACUGAUAGAACGUUACUUUGUGUCGUGAUGAAAACUUUCUAAAUUUCAGUAGUGGUGAUGGUUGUAACUCUGCGAAUAUACUAAACAUCAUUGAUUUUUAAUCAUUUUAAGUGCAUGAAAUGUAUGCUUUGUACACGACACUUCAAUAAAGCUAUCCAGAAAAAAAAAAAAA-3'- Poly-A tail
  • Coding region
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DNA
DNA (Gene ID: 3821)
killer cell lectin like receptor C1
strand -
NKG2-A, NKG2-B, CD159a
NCBI CDS gene sequence (702 bp)
5'-ATGGATAACCAAGGAGTAATCTACTCAGACCTGAATCTGCCCCCAAACCCAAAGAGGCAGCAACGAAAACCTAAAGGCAATAAAAACTCCATTTTAGCAACTGAACAGGAAATAACCTATGCGGAATTAAACCTTCAAAAAGCTTCTCAGGATTTTCAAGGGAATGACAAAACCTATCACTGCAAAGATTTACCATCAGCTCCAGAGAAGCTCATTGTTGGGATCCTGGGAATTATCTGTCTTATCTTAATGGCCTCTGTGGTAACGATAGTTGTTATTCCCTCTACATTAATACAGAGGCACAACAATTCTTCCCTGAATACAAGAACTCAGAAAGCACGTCATTGTGGCCATTGTCCTGAGGAGTGGATTACATATTCCAACAGTTGTTACTACATTGGTAAGGAAAGAAGAACTTGGGAAGAGAGTTTGCTGGCCTGTACTTCGAAGAACTCCAGTCTGCTTTCTATAGATAATGAAGAAGAAATGAAATTTCTGTCCATCATTTCACCATCCTCATGGATTGGTGTGTTTCGTAACAGCAGTCATCATCCATGGGTGACAATGAATGGTTTGGCTTTCAAACATGAGATAAAAGACTCAGATAATGCTGAACTTAACTGTGCAGTGCTACAAGTAAATCGACTTAAATCAGCCCAGTGTGGATCTTCAATAATATATCATTGTAAGCATAAGCTTTAG-3'
NCBI CDS gene sequence with introns (location: 10446551.. 10451156) (4606 bp)Download
NCBI CDS gene sequence with introns, 5'UTR and 3'UTR (location: 10446028.. 10453377) (7350 bp)Download
NCBI gene sequence (location: [10446028.. 10453377 + 1000]) (8350 bp)Download
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