killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DL1; MHC class I NK cell receptor; natural killer-associated transcript 1; NKAT-1; p58 natural killer cell receptor clones CL-42/47.11; p58 NK receptor; p58.1 MHC class-I-specific NK receptor; CD158 antigen-like family member A; CD158a (KIR2DL1, CD158A, NKAT1)

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/604936
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P43626.html