Preparation and Storage
Background: CD94
The type-II transmembrane glycoprotein CD94 covalently associates with C-type lectins of the NKG2 family to yield heterodimers important in NK cell recognition of class I MHC molecules. CD94/NKG2A complexes are also found on a subset of CD8+ T cells. Expression of CD94/NKG2 heterodimers may regulate cell survival and effector functions. There are two alternatively spliced variants of CD94 that differ by 31 amino acids encoded by exon 2.
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Entrez Gene IDs:
3824 (Human); 16643 (Mouse)
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Alternate Names:
CD94 antigen; CD94; CD94natural killer cells antigen CD94; Killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily D member 1; killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily D, member 1; KLRD1; KP43; NK cell receptor