XK (protein)

XK (protein)
Identifiers
SymbolXK
Alt. symbolsXKR1, Kx, X1k
NCBI gene7504
HGNC12811
OMIM314850
PDBBAE48708
RefSeqNM_021083
UniProtP51811
Other data
LocusChr. X p21.2-p21.1
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XK (also known as Kell blood group precursor) is a protein found on human red blood cells and other tissues which is responsible for the Kx antigen which helps determine a person's blood type.