Post Translational Modifications | Proteolytically cleaved and released from the cell surface of tumor cells. |
Function | Widely expressed membrane-bound protein which acts as a ligand to stimulate an activating receptor KLRK1/NKG2D, expressed on the surface of essentially all human natural killer (NK), gammadelta T and CD8+ alphabeta T-cells. Up-regulated in stressed conditions, such as viral and bacterial infections or DNA damage response, serves as signal of cellular stress, and engagement of KLRK1/NKG2D by MICA triggers NK-cells resulting in a range of immune effector functions, such as cytotoxicity and cytokine production. |
Protein Name | Mhc Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence BMic-B |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-198933 |
Cellular Localisation | Cell MembraneSingle-Pass Type I Membrane ProteinBinding To Human Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein Ul16 Causes Sequestration In The Endoplasmic Reticulum |
Alternative Protein Names | Mhc Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence B proteinMic-B proteinMICB proteinPERB11.2 protein |
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