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CLEC5A

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Synonyms

CLECSF5; C-type (calcium-dependent, carbohydrate-recognition domain) lectin, superfamily member 5; C-type lectin-domain family 5, member A; Ly100; MDL1; MDL-1; Myeloid DAP-12-associating lectin-1

Historical Background

CLEC5A is a type 2 transmembrane receptor originally identified by its ability to stabilize DAP (DNAX associating protein)-12 at the cell surface in myeloid cells (Bakker et al. 1999). It is emerging as a key component of the innate immune system; it activates macrophages, regulates osteoclastogenesis, and plays a role in inflammatory diseases including dengue virus-induced lethality, Japanese encephalitis-associated neuro-inflammation, and autoimmune arthritis (Bakker et al. 1999; Chen et al. 2008; Aoki et al. 2009; Joyce-Shaikh et al. 2010; Chen et al. 2012).

Structure

The predicted 161 amino acid extracellular sequence of CLEC5A contains a C-type lectin-like domain in the carboxy-terminal region (UniProt 2015). The N-terminal cytoplasmic tail is predicted to...

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Correspondence to Christopher A. O’Callaghan .

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Reschen, M.E., O’Callaghan, C.A. (2018). CLEC5A. In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_572

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