Description
Product Characteristics: CD300a (CMRF-35H, IRp60) is a non-MHC-specific inhibitory receptor of immunoglobulin superfamily, which contains three immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs) that associate with SH2-containing phosphatases SHP-1 and SHP-2. CD300a is expressed on many cell types including T cells, NK cells, neutrophils, eosinophils or mast cells. Its triggering inhibits activating signals such as those of IL5, GM-CSF or eotaxin, as well as supresses mast cell degranulation or NK cell cytotoxic activity.
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the CD300 glycoprotein family of cell surface proteins found on leukocytes involved in immune response signaling pathways. This gene is located on chromosome 17 in a cluster with all but one of the other family members. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]