Ly49D Antibodies

Target Information

Ly-49D, an activating member of the Ly-49 family of NK cell receptors. This family of receptors form homodimers that recognize MHC Class I molecules. The activating Ly-49 receptors (Ly-49D and Ly-49H) do not contain immune receptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIM) in their cytoplasmic domains, distinguishing them from the inhibitory Ly-49 family members. Instead, activating Ly-49 molecules have been shown to associate with DAP12 which contains an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM) that is required for positive signaling. Expression of different Ly-49 family members is not linked, therefore, several Ly-49 proteins can be expressed on the same cells. Expression of Ly-49D on subsets of NK cells is strain-dependent and is found in C57BL/6, CB6F1 and SJL mice, while BALB/c, DBA/2, AKR and CBA/J mice are negative for Ly-49D. In 129/J mice, eBio4E5 also recognizes Ly-49O, Ly-49V and Ly-49R.

Synonyms

Chok; killer cell lectin-like receptor 4; killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily A member 32; killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily A member 33; killer cell lectin-like receptor, subfamily A, member 4; Klra32; Klra33; Klra4; Ly49d; Ly-49d; Ly49-d; ly49r<129>; Lymphocyte antigen 49d; T-cell surface glycoprotein Ly-49D