N-terminal immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) family
The members here are composed of the N-terminal immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) family and similar proteins. The SLAM family is a group of immune-cell specific receptors that can regulate both adaptive and innate immune responses. Members of this group include proteins such as CD84, SLAM (CD150), Ly-9 (CD229), NTB-A (ly-108, SLAM6), 19A (CRACC), and SLAMF9. The genes coding for the SLAM family are nested on chromosome 1, in humans at 1q23, and in mice at 1H2. The SLAM family is a subset of the CD2 family, which also includes CD2 and CD58 located on chromosome 1 at 1p13 in humans. In mice, CD2 is located on chromosome 3, and there is no CD58 homolog. The SLAM family proteins are organized as an extracellular domain with either two or four Ig-like domains, a single transmembrane segment, and a cytoplasmic region having Tyr-based motifs. The extracellular domain is organized as a membrane-distal Ig variable (IgV) domain that is responsible for ligand recognition and a membrane-proximal truncated Ig constant-2 (IgC2) domain.
Structure:2PKD; human CD84 dimer interface, contacts based on 3.5 A distance.
Comment:of the two dimerization modes suggested by the 2PKD crystal structure, the head to tail dimer is believed to be the physiologically relevant species.