NKTR, Official Symbol NKTRprovided by HGNC Official Full Name natural killer cell triggering receptorprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7833 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000114857 MIM:161565; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7833 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as p104 Summary This gene encodes a membrane-anchored protein with a hydrophobic amino terminal domain and a cyclophilin-like PPIase domain. It is present on the surface of natural killer cells and facilitates their binding to targets. Its expression is regulated by IL2 activation of the cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in bone marrow (RPKM 22.3), skin (RPKM 14.4) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all