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LILRB5

Introduction

Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LILRB5 gene.[1][2]

This gene is a member of the leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor (LIR) family, which is found in a gene cluster at chromosomal region 19q13.4. The encoded protein belongs to the subfamily B class of LIR receptors which contain two or four extracellular immunoglobulin domains, a transmembrane domain, and two to four cytoplasmic immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs). Several other LIR subfamily B receptors are expressed on immune cells where they bind to MHC class I molecules on antigen-presenting cells and inhibit stimulation of an immune response. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[2]

References

References

  1. ↑ Borges L, Hsu ML, Fanger N, Kubin M, Cosman D (Apr 1998). “A family of human lymphoid and myeloid Ig-like receptors, some of which bind to MHC class I molecules”. J Immunol. 159 (11): 5192–6. PMID 9548455.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: LILRB5 leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor, subfamily B (with TM and ITIM domains), member 5”.
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