Ly16 Gene Detail

Summary

• Symbol
  Ly16
• Name
  lymphocyte antigen 16
• Synonyms
  Ly-16

• Feature Type
  heritable phenotypic marker
• IDs
  MGI:96860
  NCBI Gene: 104149
• Alliance
  gene page

Location &
Maps

• Sequence Map
  Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.

• Genetic Map
  Chromosome 12, Syntenic

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes

The a allele of Ly16 determines Ly16.1 antigen in cytotoxic T-cells of BALB/c, C57L, C58; the b allele determines antigen absence in CBA/Tu, C57BL/6, SJL. Association of Ly16 and Igh-1a alleles in strains and congenics implies close genetic proximity.

Sequences &
Gene Models

• NCBI Gene
  104149

Other
Accession IDs

MGD-MRK-11954, MGD-MRK-12020

References

• Summaries
  All 3
• Earliest
  J:6636 Finnegan A, et al., Ly-18, a new alloantigen present on cytotoxic T cells and controlled by a gene(s) to the Igh-V locus. J Immunol. 1981 Nov;127(5):1947-53