HCST (gene)

Hematopoietic cell signal transducer
Identifiers
Symbols HCST ; DAP10; KAP10; PIK3AP
External IDs OMIM: 604089 MGI: 1344360 HomoloGene: 8024 GeneCards: HCST Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 10870 23900
Ensembl ENSG00000126264 ENSMUSG00000064109
UniProt Q9UBK5 Q9QUJ0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001007469 NM_011827
RefSeq (protein) NP_001007470 NP_035957
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
35.9 – 35.9 Mb
Chr 7:
30.42 – 30.42 Mb
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Hematopoietic cell signal transducer is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HCST gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a transmembrane signaling adaptor that contains a YxxM motif in its cytoplasmic domain. The encoded protein may form part of the immune recognition receptor complex with the C-type lectin-like receptor NKG2D. As part of this receptor complex, this protein may activate phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase dependent signaling pathways through its intracytoplasmic YxxM motif. This receptor complex may have a role in cell survival and proliferation by activation of NK and T cell responses. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[2]

References

  1. Wu J, Song Y, Bakker AB, Bauer S, Spies T, Lanier LL, Phillips JH (Aug 1999). "An activating immunoreceptor complex formed by NKG2D and DAP10". Science 285 (5428): 730–2. doi:10.1126/science.285.5428.730. PMID 10426994.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: HCST hematopoietic cell signal transducer".

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