Gene Information
Gene NameNKG2D
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length216
Protein NamesNKG2-D type II integral membrane protein (Killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily K member 1) (NK cell receptor D) (NKG2-D-activating NK receptor) (CD antigen CD314)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP26718
Gene CardKLRK1
Uniprot IDP26718
PfamPF00059
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in natural killer (NK) cells, CD8(+) alpha-beta and gamma-delta T-cells. Expressed on essentially all CD56+CD3- NK cells from freshly isolated PBMC. Expressed in interferon-producing killer dendritic cells (IKDCs). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10426993, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15294961, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16444266}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.066005(Chimpanzee);0.140650(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.020000(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1HYR  (X-ray  2.70A  1KCG  (X-ray  2.60A  1MPU  (X-ray  2.50A  4PDC  (X-ray  1.99A  4S0U  (X-ray  2.35A 
DBSNP rs2255336  rs2306182 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10426994, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11015446, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15294961};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10426994, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11015446, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15294961}. Note=Colocalized with HCST on the cell surface.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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