Abstract

The murine Nkrp1 gene family encodes three previously identified activation and inhibitory receptors expressed on natural killer (NK) cells, This family includes the gene for NKR-P1C (NK1.1), the most specific serologic marker on C57BL/6-derived NK cells and is localized in a gene cluster in the NK gene complex (NKC). To further analyze the Nkrp1 family, we constructed and analyzed a bacterial artificial chromosome contig. A genomic organization of the Nkrp1 family was obtained and three new Nkrp1 genes were isolated from interleukin-2-activated NK cells. Thus, the Nkrp1 family adds to the repertoire of receptors expressed by NK cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)592-598
Number of pages7
JournalImmunogenetics
Volume53
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Cd69
  • Cluster
  • NKC
  • NKR-P1

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