killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DL2; MHC class I NK cell receptor; natural killer-associated transcript 6; NKAT-6; p58 natural killer cell receptor clone CL-43; p58 NK receptor; CD158 antigen-like family member B1; CD158b1 (KIR2DL2, CD158B1, NKAT6)

Function

• receptor on natural killer (NK) cells for HLA-C alleles
• inhibits the activity of NK cells thus preventing cell lysis

Structure

• belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily
• contains 2 Ig-like C2-type domain (immunoglobulin-like)

Compartment

cell membrane

More general terms

• CD158
• killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor 2DL (KIR2DL)
• glycoprotein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/604937
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P43627.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=3803