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Few gliomas, squamous cell carcinomas of skin and urothelial cancers showed moderate cytoplasmic and/or membranous staining. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
KLRD1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
CD94
Description
Killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily D, member 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Natural killer (NK) cells are a distinct lineage of lymphocytes that mediate cytotoxic activity and secrete cytokines upon immune stimulation. Several genes of the C-type lectin superfamily, including members of the NKG2 family, are expressed by NK cells and may be involved in the regulation of NK cell function. KLRD1 (CD94) is an antigen preferentially expressed on NK cells and is classified as a type II membrane protein because it has an external C terminus. Three transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]