Gene Information
Gene NameHECL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length213
Protein NamesC-type lectin domain family 4 member C (Blood dendritic cell antigen 2) (BDCA-2) (C-type lectin superfamily member 7) (Dendritic lectin) (CD antigen CD303)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ8WTT0
Gene CardCLEC4C
Uniprot IDQ8WTT0
PfamPF00059
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs). Constitutively expressed in immature monocyte-derived dendritic cells (iMDDC) and is significantly down-regulated upon maturation with LPS but not with TNF-alpha. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11031109, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11536172, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11748283}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3WBP  (X-ray  1.80A  3WBQ  (X-ray  2.30A  3WBR  (X-ray  2.20A  4ZES  (X-ray  1.65A  4ZET  (X-ray  2.90A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11748283, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21880719};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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