LILRB4

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). The receptor is expressed on immune cells where it binds to MHC class I molecules on antigen-presenting cells and transduces a negative signal that inhibits stimulation of an immune response. The receptor can also function in antigen capture and presentation. It is thought to control inflammatory responses and cytotoxicity to help focus the immune response and limit autoreactivity. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Description

Leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptor B4

Tissue specificity

Tissue enhanced (lung, lymphoid tissue)

Predicted location

Intracellular, Membrane

Protein family

CD markers
Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Predicted intracellular proteins
Predicted membrane proteins
Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)

Chromosome

19 (54643889 - 54670359)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000186818  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

-

UniProt

Q8NHJ6

neXtProt

NX_Q8NHJ6

Human splice variants

Protein structure