Definition: An activating NK cell lectin-like receptor subfamily that regulates immune responses to INFECTION and NEOPLASMS. Members of this subfamily generally occur as homodimers.
Other names Receptor, NKG2D; Receptor, NKG2-D; NKG2 D Receptor; NK Cell Lectin Like Receptor Subfamily K, Member 1; NK Cell Lectin Like Receptor Subfamily K; Killer Cell Lectin Like Receptor Subfamily K, Memb; Killer Cell Lectin Like Receptor Subfamily K; Antigen, CD314; NKG2D Receptor; NKG2-D Receptor; NK Cell Receptor D; NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K, Member 1; Killer Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K, Memb; Killer Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K; CD314 Antigen