CLEC9A explained

C-type lectin domain family 9 member A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLEC9A gene.^[1]

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]).^[2]

Further reading

• Huysamen C, Willment JA, Dennehy KM, Brown GD . 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 . 2008 . 18408006 . 2562446 . 10.1074/jbc.M709923200 . free .

External links

• PDBe-KB provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human C-type lectin domain family 9 member A (CLEC9A)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entrez Gene: C-type lectin domain family 9 member A. 2016-06-02.
2. Book: Zanders, Edward D.. Human Drug Targets: A Compendium for Pharmaceutical Discovery. 2015-11-09. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-118-84985-9. en.