function:Plays a role as a receptor for the recognition of MHC class I HLA-E molecules by NK cells and some cytotoxic T-cells.,online information:CD94,similarity:Contains 1 C-type lectin domain.,subunit:Can form disulfide-bonded heterodimer with NKG2 family members.,tissue specificity:Natural killer cells.,
Cell membrane ; Single-pass type II membrane protein .
Expressed in NK cell subsets (at protein level) (PubMed:21825173, PubMed:9430220, PubMed:9485206). Expressed in memory/effector CD8-positive alpha-beta T cell subsets (at protein level) (PubMed:12387742, PubMed:20952657). Expressed in melanoma-specific cytotoxic T cell clones (at protein level) (PubMed:9485206). Expressed in terminally differentiated cytotoxic gamma-delta T cells (at protein level) (PubMed:20952657). KLRD1-KLRC1 and KLRD1-KLRC2 are differentially expressed in NK and T cell populations, with only minor subsets expressing both receptor complexes (at protein level) (PubMed:20952657).