Gene Information
Gene NameCLEC7A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length247
Protein NamesC-type lectin domain family 7 member A (Beta-glucan receptor) (C-type lectin superfamily member 12) (Dendritic cell-associated C-type lectin 1) (DC-associated C-type lectin 1) (Dectin-1) (CD antigen CD369)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000172243 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ9BXN2
Gene CardCLEC7A
Uniprot IDQ9BXN2
PfamPF00059
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.494452771)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CLEC7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CLEC7A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CLEC7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CLEC7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Clec7a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CLEC7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Clec7a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CLEC7A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCD69, CLEC12A, KLRC3, KLRC2, CLEC12B, OLR1, KLRG2, CLEC2A, KLRF1, CLEC1A, KLRF2, KLRD1, CLEC2B, KLRC1, CLEC2L, KLRG1, CLEC9A, CLEC1B, KLRC4, KLRK1, CLEC5A, CLEC2D, KLRB1
Tissueadipose.tissue, lung, spleen
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in peripheral blood leukocytes and dendritic cells. Detected in spleen, bone marrow, lung, muscle, stomach and placenta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11470510, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11491532, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11567029, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11745369, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12423684}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs16910527 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11745369, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16870151, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17230442};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11745369, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16870151, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17230442}.;
[Isoform 5]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.;
[Isoform 6]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.;
[Isoform 7]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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