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GeneQ18039753· pop 5· linked from 5 articles

Also known as FDFACT1, FDFACT2, paired immunoglobin-like type 2 receptor beta, paired immunoglobin like type 2 receptor beta

Paired immunoglobulin-like type 2 receptor beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PILRB gene.

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PILRB
Name
paired immunoglobin like type 2 receptor beta
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
FDFACT1, FDFACT2

The paired immunoglobin-like type 2 receptors consist of highly related activating and inhibitory receptors that are involved in the regulation of many aspects of the immune system. The paired immunoglobulin-like receptor genes are located in a tandem head-to-tail orientation on chromosome 7. This gene encodes the activating member of the receptor pair and contains a truncated cytoplasmic tail relative to its inhibitory counterpart (PILRA), that has a long cytoplasmic tail with immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory (ITIM) motifs. This gene is thought to have arisen from a duplication of the inhibitory PILRA gene and evolved to acquire its activating function. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013].

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HomoloGene ID
114502
genomic end
100367831
genomic start
99933737
cytogenetic location
7q22.1
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Paired immunoglobulin-like type 2 receptor beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PILRB gene.

== Function == Cell signaling pathways rely on a dynamic interaction between activating and inhibiting processes. SHP-1-mediated dephosphorylation of protein tyrosine residues is central to the regulation of several cell signaling pathways. Two types of inhibitory receptor superfamily members are immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM)-bearing receptors and their non-ITIM-bearing, activating counterparts.

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