ULBP1

UL16 binding protein 1
Identifiers
Symbols ULBP1 ; RAET1I
External IDs OMIM: 605697 MGI: 1925027 HomoloGene: 108274 GeneCards: ULBP1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 80329 77777
Ensembl ENSG00000111981 ENSMUSG00000079685
UniProt Q9BZM6 Q3MI26
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_025218 NM_029975
RefSeq (protein) NP_079494 NP_084251
Location (UCSC) Chr 6:
149.96 – 149.97 Mb
Chr 10:
7.44 – 7.47 Mb
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UL16 binding protein 1 (ULBP1) is a cell surface glycoprotein encoded by ULBP1 gene located on the chromosome 6.[1][2] ULBP1 is related to MHC class I molecules, but its gene maps outside the MHC locus.[1][2] The domain structure of ULBP1 differs significantly from those of conventional MHC class I molecules. It does not contain the α3 domain and the transmembrane segment. ULBP1 is thus composed of only the α1α2 domain which is linked to the cell membrane by the GPI anchor.[1][2] It functions as a stress-induced ligand for NKG2D receptor.[1] ULBP1 is, for example, upregulated during HCMV infection.[3] Binding of HCMV-encoded UL16 glycoprotein to ULBP1 interferes with cell surface localization of ULBP1; this represents another mechanism by which HCMV-infected cells might escape the immune system.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cosman D, Müllberg J, Sutherland CL, Chin W, Armitage R, Fanslow W, Kubin M, Chalupny NJ (Feb 2001). "ULBPs, novel MHC class I-related molecules, bind to CMV glycoprotein UL16 and stimulate NK cytotoxicity through the NKG2D receptor". Immunity 14 (2): 123–33. doi:10.1016/S1074-7613(01)00095-4. PMID 11239445.
  2. 1 2 3 Radosavljevic M, Cuillerier B, Wilson MJ, Clément O, Wicker S, Gilfillan S, Beck S, Trowsdale J, Bahram S (Jan 2002). "A cluster of ten novel MHC class I related genes on human chromosome 6q24.2-q25.3". Genomics 79 (1): 114–23. doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6673. PMID 11827464.
  3. 1 2 Rölle A, Mousavi-Jazi M, Eriksson M, Odeberg J, Söderberg-Nauclér C, Cosman D, Kärre K, Cerboni C (Jul 2003). "Effects of human cytomegalovirus infection on ligands for the activating NKG2D receptor of NK cells: up-regulation of UL16-binding protein (ULBP)1 and ULBP2 is counteracted by the viral UL16 protein". Journal of Immunology 171 (2): 902–8. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.171.2.902. PMID 12847260.

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