Gene Information
Gene NameKLRB1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length225
Protein NamesKiller cell lectin-like receptor subfamily B member 1 (C-type lectin domain family 5 member B) (HNKR-P1a) (NKR-P1A) (Natural killer cell surface protein P1A) (CD antigen CD161)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000111796 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ12918
Gene CardKLRB1
Uniprot IDQ12918
PfamPF00059
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.890433519)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KLRB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KLRB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KLRB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Klrb1a ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Klrb1b ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Klrb1c ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Klrb1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Klrb1f ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ KLRB1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Klrb1c ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Klrb1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Klrb1a ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCD69, CLEC12A, KLRC3, KLRC2, CLEC12B, OLR1, KLRG2, CLEC2A, KLRF1, CLEC1A, KLRF2, KLRD1, CLEC2B, KLRC1, CLEC2L, KLRG1, CLEC9A, CLEC1B, KLRC4, KLRK1, CLEC5A, CLEC2D, CLEC7A
Tissuespleen, whole.blood
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in a subset of NK cells predominantly in intestinal epithelium and liver. Detected in peripheral blood T-cells and preferentially in adult T-cells with a memory antigenic phenotype. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12100027, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8077657}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5MGR  (X-ray  1.80A  5MGS  (X-ray  1.90A  5MGT  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP rs1135816 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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