CLEC9A

{{Short description|Protein-coding gene in humans}}

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C-type lectin domain family 9 member A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLEC9A gene.

{{cite web

| title = Entrez Gene: C-type lectin domain family 9 member A

| url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/283420

| access-date = 2016-06-02

}}

Function

CLEC9A is a group V C-type lectin-like receptor (CTLR) that functions as an activation receptor and is expressed on myeloid lineage cells (Huysamen et al., 2008 [PubMed 18408006]).{{Cite book|last=Zanders|first=Edward D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=airvCQAAQBAJ&q=C-type+lectin+domain+family+9+member+A&pg=PA67|title=Human Drug Targets: A Compendium for Pharmaceutical Discovery|date=2015-11-09|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-84985-9|language=en}}

References

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Further reading

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  • {{cite journal |vauthors=Huysamen C, Willment JA, Dennehy KM, Brown GD |title=CLEC9A is a novel activation C-type lectin-like receptor expressed on BDCA3+ dendritic cells and a subset of monocytes |journal=J. Biol. Chem. |volume=283 |issue=24 |pages=16693–701 |year=2008 |pmid=18408006 |pmc=2562446 |doi=10.1074/jbc.M709923200 |doi-access=free }}

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