Synonyms:(MHC class I NK cell receptor)(Natural killer associated transcript 5) (NKAT-5)(p58 natural killer cell receptor clone CL-49) (p58 NK receptor)(NK receptor 183 ActI)(KIR2DS2 OR NKAT5)
External
links:Entrez Gene, Omim
Summary: (from NCBI-Entrez) ..[read more]Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) are transmembrane glycoproteins expressed by natural killer cells and subsets of T cells. The KIR genes are polymorphic and highly homologous and they are found in a cluster on chromosome 19q13.4 within the