NK1.1 Recombinant Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody [PSH08-46] - BSA and Azide free

Function

Killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily B, member 1, also known as KLRB1, NKR-P1A or CD161 (cluster of differentiation 161), is a human gene. Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes that mediate cytotoxicity and secrete cytokines after immune stimulation. Several genes of the C-type lectin superfamily, including the rodent NKRP1 family of glycoproteins, are expressed by NK cells and may be involved in the regulation of NK cell function. The KLRB1 protein contains an extracellular domain with several motifs characteristic of C-type lectins, a transmembrane domain, and a cytoplasmic domain. The KLRB1 protein, NKR-P1A or CD161, is classified as a type II membrane protein because it has an external C terminus. NKR-P1A, the receptor encoded by the KLRB1 gene, recognizes Lectin Like Transcript-1 (LLT1) as a functional ligand. Its engagement by NKR-P1 leads to clustering of the latter on the NK cell surface mediating an inhibitory signalling.

Background References

1. Tian D et al. TCRalphabeta(+)NK1.1(-)CD4(-)CD8(-) double-negative T cells inhibit central and peripheral inflammation and ameliorate ischemic stroke in mice. Theranostics. 2023 Jan

2. An JN et al. NK1.1(-) natural killer T cells upregulate interleukin-17 expression in experimental lupus nephritis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2021 May

Subcellular Location

Membrane.

UNIPROT

SwissProt: P27814 Mouse

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