Bos taurus Gene: BT.49447
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-639566.3
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol BT.49447
Gene Name C-type lectin domain family 7 member A
Synonyms
Species Bos taurus
Ensembl Gene ENSBTAG00000014546
Encoded Proteins
C-type lectin domain family 7 member A
C-type lectin domain family 7 member A
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
InnateDB Annotation from Orthologs
Summary
[Homo sapiens] CLEC7A (Dectin-1) is a C-type lectin receptor that binds beta-glucan and is the primary receptor on macrophages for phagocytosis of various fungi.
[Homo sapiens] CLEC7A synergizes with TLR2 to increase pro-inflammatory cytokine responses to pathogens.
[Homo sapiens] CLEC7A has a critical role in the innate immune response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in non-phagocytic cells in type II airway epithelial cells.
[Homo sapiens] CLEC7A-dependent immune-cell recognition of beta glucan on the fungal cell-wall is modulated by the Candida albicans ERK-like-1 (CEK1)-mediated MAPK pathway, disruption of which causes enhanced cell-wall beta-glucan exposure triggering immune responses more efficiently than wild-type yeast.
[Homo sapiens] CLEC7A, a C-type lectin receptor, is a pattern recognition receptor critical for immune responses to fungi. CLEC7A is coupled to SYK kinase and signals via CARD9 to activate NFKB, which in turns induces both innate and adaptive immunity.
[Homo sapiens] CLEC7A is expressed mainly in dendritic cells and macrophages. CLEC7A recognizes beta-glucans with its carbohydrate recognition domain and transduces signals through its ITAM-like motif in the cytoplasmic region, which recruits SYK and initiates the CARD9/NFkB signalling cascade.
[Homo sapiens] CLEC7A acts as an extracellular sensor for fungi and mycobacteria that induce both IL1B production and maturation for protective immunity.
[Homo sapiens] The functional activity of CLEC7A in mucosal immunity to Candida albicans is dependent on the genetic background of the host. (Demonstrated in mice)
[Mus musculus] Clec7a, a C-type lectin receptor, is a pattern recognition receptor critical for immune responses to fungi. Clec7a is coupled to Syk kinase and signals via Card9 to activate NFKB, which in turns induces both innate and adaptive immunity.
[Mus musculus] Clec7a is expressed mainly in DCs and macrophages. Clec7a recognizes beta-glucans with its carbohydrate recognition domain and transduces signals through its ITAM-like motif in the cytoplasmic region, which recruits Syk and initiates the Card9/NFkB signalling cascade.
[Mus musculus] Clec7a acts as an extracellular sensor for fungi and mycobacteria that induce both Il1b production and maturation for protective immunity. (Demonstrated in human)
[Mus musculus] The functional activity of Clec7a in mucosal immunity to Candida albicans is dependent on the genetic background of the host; this was specifically observed in two strains of mice, C57BL/6 and BALB/c.
[Mus musculus] Clec7a is necessary for macrophage activation and resistance to pathogenic fungus Coccidioidesimmitis.
[Mus musculus] Ptpn11 phosphatase function positively regulates Clec7a- and Itgam-stimulated reactive oxygen species production in macrophages by dephosphorylating and thus mitigating the inhibitory function of Sirpa and by promoting Mapk1/Mapk3 activation.
Entrez Gene
Summary This gene does not have any Entrez summary - the following is the summary from its human ortholog ENSG00000172243:
This gene encodes a member of the C-type lectin/C-type lectin-like domain (CTL/CTLD) superfamily. The encoded glycoprotein is a small type II membrane receptor with an extracellular C-type lectin-like domain fold and a cytoplasmic domain with an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif. It functions as a pattern-recognition receptor that recognizes a variety of beta-1,3-linked and beta-1,6-linked glucans from fungi and plants, and in this way plays a role in innate immune response. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. This gene is closely linked to other CTL/CTLD superfamily members on chromosome 12p13 in the natural killer gene complex region. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 5:100280955-100295523
Strand Forward strand
Band
Transcripts
ENSBTAT00000019331 ENSBTAP00000019331
ENSBTAT00000019330 ENSBTAP00000019330
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
They are also associated with 10 interaction(s) predicted by orthology.
Predicted by orthology
Total 10 [view]
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0008329 signaling pattern recognition receptor activity
GO:0030246 carbohydrate binding
Biological Process
GO:0006910 phagocytosis, recognition
GO:0008037 cell recognition
Cellular Component
Orthologs
Species
Homo sapiens
Mus musculus
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Pathway Predictions based on Human Orthology Data
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Phagosome pathway
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Cross-References
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UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene
UniGene Bt.49447
RefSeq NM_001031852 XM_005207061
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