CD159 Family

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** A family of cell surface receptors found on natural killer cells and some T-lymphocytes that both interact with MHC class I HLA-E molecules and modulate cell-mediated cytotoxicity. There are two CD159 proteins, NKG2-A/NKG2-B type II integral membrane protein and NKG2-C type II integral membrane protein.

**Synonyms:** - CD159 - CD159 Antigen - KLRC1/2 - Killer-Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily C 1/2 - NKG2-A/NKG2-B/NKG2-C