CD229; T-lymphocyte surface antigen Ly-9; cell surface molecule Ly-9; lymphocyte antigen 9 (LY9)

Function

• may participate in adhesion reactions between T-lymphocytes & accessory cells by homophilic interaction

Structure

• contains 2 Ig-like C2-type domains (immunoglobulin-like)
• contains 2 Ig-like V-type domains (immunoglobulin-like)

Compartment

• membrane; single-pass type 1 membrane protein

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

More general terms

• CD antigen
• immunoglobulin superfamily protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=4063
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/600684
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9HBG7.html