Entrez 969 | Ensembl ENSG00000110848 | |
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Aliases CD69, AIM, BL-AC/P26, CLEC2C, EA1, GP32/28, MLR-3, CD69 molecule External IDs MGI: 88343 HomoloGene: 128584 GeneCards: CD69 |
CD69 (Cluster of Differentiation 69) is a human transmembrane C-Type lectin protein encoded by the CD69 gene.
The activation of T lymphocytes and Natural Killer (NK) Cells, both in vivo and in vitro, induces expression of CD69. This molecule, which appears to be the earliest inducible cell surface glycoprotein acquired during lymphoid activation, is involved in lymphocyte proliferation and functions as a signal-transmitting receptor in lymphocytes, including natural killer (NK) cells, and platelets (Cambiaggi et al., 1992) [supplied by OMIM].
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