Protein Name leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptor B2
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 10288
Gene Symbol

LILRB2

UniProt A2IXV5 (A2IXV5_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 34
Total Number of Articles : 34
Description

leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptor B2

Gene Summary

This gene is a member of the leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor (LIR) family, which is found in a gene cluster at chromosomal region 19q13.4. The encoded protein belongs to the subfamily B class of LIR receptors which contain two or four extracellular immunoglobulin domains, a transmembrane domain, and two to four cytoplasmic immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs). The receptor is expressed on immune cells where it binds to MHC class I molecules on antigen-presenting cells and transduces a negative signal that inhibits stimulation of an immune response. It is thought to control inflammatory responses and cytotoxicity to help focus the immune response and limit autoreactivity. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 2
  • CD85 antigen-like family member D
  • Ig-like transcript 4
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