Gene
KIR2DL3
killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor, two Ig domains and long cytoplasmic tail 3
- HGNC 6331↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000243772↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 3804↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 19q13.42
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 19: 54,738,513–54,753,052 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 8 exons across 14.5 kb
- Protein
- 341 amino acids
- Also known as
- cl-6, nkat2, nkat2a, nkat2b, p58, CD158B2
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000342376.4NM_015868.3
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.
Read KIR2DL3, and the rest of your genome, with one test.
From $449Free shipping · Results in 6–8 weeks
Get my Genome TestCurated reports relevant to this gene
No Genome Test report reads KIR2DL3 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.
How KIR2DL3 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 1.6 kb of the gene's 14.5 kb; 1,026 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). KIR2DL3 gene: killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor, two Ig domains and long cytoplasmic tail 3. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/kir2dl3
Dante Labs. KIR2DL3 gene: killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor, two Ig domains and long cytoplasmic tail 3 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/kir2dl3
One test. A lifetime of answers.
From $449Free shipping · Results in 6–8 weeks