Early activation antigen CD69

NameEarly activation antigen CD69
Synonyms
  • Activation inducer molecule
  • AIM
  • BL-AC/P26
  • C-type lectin domain family 2 member C
  • CLEC2C
  • EA1
  • Early T-cell activation antigen p60
  • GP32/28
  • Leukocyte surface antigen Leu-23
  • MLR-3
Gene NameCD69
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020863|Early activation antigen CD69
MSSENCFVAENSSLHPESGQENDATSPHFSTRHEGSFQVPVLCAVMNVVFITILIIALIA
LSVGQYNCPGQYTFSMPSDSHVSSCSEDWVGYQRKCYFISTVKRSWTSAQNACSEHGATL
AVIDSEKDMNFLKRYAGREEHWVGLKKEPGHPWKWSNGKEFNNWFNVTGSDKCVFLKNTE
VSSMECEKNLYWICNKPYK
Number of residues199
Molecular Weight22559.25
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • calcium ion binding
  • carbohydrate binding
  • transmembrane signaling receptor activity
Processes
  • signal transduction
  • cellular response to drug
Components
  • external side of plasma membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionTransmembrane signaling receptor activity
Specific FunctionInvolved in lymphocyte proliferation and functions as a signal transmitting receptor in lymphocytes, natural killer (NK) cells, and platelets.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions41-61
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ07108
UniProtKB Entry NameCD69_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020864|Early activation antigen CD69 (CD69)
ATGAGCTCTGAAAATTGTTTCGTAGCAGAGAACAGCTCTTTGCATCCGGAGAGTGGACAA
GAAAATGATGCCACCAGTCCCCATTTCTCAACACGTCATGAAGGGTCCTTCCAAGTTCCT
GTCCTGTGTGCTGTAATGAATGTGGTCTTCATCACCATTTTAATCATAGCTCTCATTGCC
TTATCAGTGGGCCAATACAATTGTCCAGGCCAATACACATTCTCAATGCCATCAGACAGC
CATGTTTCTTCATGCTCTGAGGACTGGGTTGGCTACCAGAGGAAATGCTACTTTATTTCT
ACTGTGAAGAGGAGCTGGACTTCAGCCCAAAATGCTTGTTCTGAACATGGTGCTACTCTT
GCTGTCATTGATTCTGAAAAGGACATGAACTTTCTAAAACGATACGCAGGTAGAGAGGAA
CACTGGGTTGGACTGAAAAAGGAACCTGGTCACCCATGGAAGTGGTCAAATGGCAAAGAA
TTTAACAACTGGTTCAACGTTACAGGGTCTGACAAGTGTGTTTTTCTGAAAAACACAGAG
GTCAGCAGCATGGAATGTGAGAAGAATTTATACTGGATATGTAACAAACCTTACAAATAA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:1694
Chromosome Location12
LocusNot Available
References
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