Gene Symbol | Cd1d2 |
Entrez Gene ID | 12480 |
Full Name | CD1d2 antigen |
Synonyms | CD1.2,Cd1b,Ly-38 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes a MHC class I-like molecule involved in the presentation of lipid antigens to T cells, and is involved in the activation of Natural Killer T (NKT) cells. The gene is highly similar to the CD1d1 antigen gene, which is located adjacent to this gene in a tail-to-tail fashion. This gene contains a frameshift and does not produce a functional product in the C57BL/6 strain. Alternatively splice transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found in non-C57BL/6 strains. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]. |