Langerin

CD207
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesCD207, CLEC4K, CD207 molecule
External IDsOMIM: 604862; MGI: 2180021; HomoloGene: 9252; GeneCards: CD207; OMA:CD207 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

50489

246278

Ensembl

ENSG00000116031

ENSMUSG00000034783

UniProt

Q9UJ71

Q8VBX4

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_015717

NM_144943

RefSeq (protein)

NP_056532

NP_659192

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 70.83 – 70.84 MbChr 6: 83.65 – 83.65 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Langerin (CD207) is a type II transmembrane protein which is encoded by the CD207 gene in humans. It was discovered by scientists Sem Saeland and Jenny Valladeau as a main part of Birbeck granules. Langerin is C-type lectin receptor on Langerhans cells (LCs) and in mice also on dermal interstitial CD103+ dendritic cells (DC) and on resident CD8+ DC in lymph nodes.