CLEC9A
C-type lectin domain family 9 member A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLEC9A gene. [1]
Function
Function
CLEC9A is a group V C-type lectin-like receptor (CTLR) that functions as an activation receptor and is expressed on myeloid lineage cells (Huysamen et al., 2008 [PubMed 18408006]).
Further reading
Further reading
- Huysamen C, Willment JA, Dennehy KM, Brown GD (2008). “CLEC9A is a novel activation C-type lectin-like receptor expressed on BDCA3+ dendritic cells and a subset of monocytes”. J. Biol. Chem. 283 (24): 16693–701. doi:10.1074/jbc.M709923200. PMC 2562446. PMID 18408006.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
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