Ly8 Gene Detail

Summary

• Symbol
  Ly8
• Name
  lymphocyte antigen 8
• Synonyms
  Ly-8

• Feature Type
  heritable phenotypic marker
• IDs
  MGI:96884
  NCBI Gene: 104176
• Alliance
  gene page

Location &
Maps

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

• Genetic Map
  Chromosome Unknown

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes

This locus controls an alloantigen present on thymocytes and kidney cells and detectable by cytotoxicity. The a allele determines antigen Ly8.1 in strains 129, 101, and LP.RIII. The b allele determines antigen Ly8.2 in C57 family of strains and others.

Sequences &
Gene Models

• NCBI Gene
  104176

Other
Accession IDs

MGD-MRK-12007, MGD-MRK-12050

References

• Summaries
  All 3
• Earliest
  J:6474 Potter TA, et al., Identification of new murine lymphocyte alloantigens: antisera prepared between C57L, 129 and related strains define new loci. Immunogenetics. 1981;12(3-4):351-69