Primary Identifier | MGI:107538 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 6 | NCBI Gene Number | 17059 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables identical protein binding activity and signaling receptor activity. Acts upstream of or within natural killer cell activation and positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity. Located in external side of plasma membrane. Is expressed in thymus primordium. Orthologous to human KLRB1 (killer cell lectin like receptor B1). PHENOTYPE: This locus controls an antigen on natural killer cells. The a allele determines the Nk1.1 antigen in strains CE, C57BL/6, C57BR/cd, C57L, C58, DBA/1, MA/My, NZB, SJL, SM and B10.D2. The b allele determines the Nk1.2 antigen in strains CBA/J, BALB/c, C3H/He, A/J, DBA/2, LP and 129. [provided by MGI curators] |