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Fc fragment of IgG, low affinity IIIa, receptor (CD16a)
Identifiers
SymbolFCGR3A
Alt. symbolsFCGR3, FCG3
NCBI gene2214
HGNC3619
OMIM146740
RefSeqNM_000569
UniProtP08637
Other data
LocusChr. 1 q23
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Fc fragment of IgG, low affinity IIIb, receptor (CD16b)
Identifiers
SymbolFCGR3B
Alt. symbolsFCGR3, FCG3
NCBI gene2215
HGNC3620
OMIM610665
RefSeqNM_000570
UniProtO75015
Other data
LocusChr. 1 q23
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro

CD16 is a low affinity Fc receptor.

It is a cluster of differentiation molecule found on the surface of natural killer cells, neutrophil polymorphonuclear leukocytes, monocytes and macrophages.[1] It can be used to isolate populations of these cells by antibodies directed towards CD16, using fluorescent-activated cell sorting or magnetic-activated cell sorting.

Function

CD16 has been identified as Fc receptors FcγRIIIa (CD16a) and FcγRIIIb (CD16b). These receptors bind to the Fc portion of IgG antibodies which then activates the NK cell for antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity. A lack of CD16 in a given population of neutrophils may indicate prematurity, as could be caused by a left shift due to neutrophilic leukocytosis induced by tissue necrosis or bacterial infection.[2]

References

  1. ^ Janeway, Charles (2001). "Appendix II. CD antigens". Immunobiology (5 ed.). New York: Garland. ISBN 0-8153-3642-X.
  2. ^ Vidranski, V; Laskaj, R; Sikiric, D; Skerk, V (2015). "Platelet satellitism in infectious disease?". Biochem Med (Zagreb). 25: 285–94. doi:10.11613/BM.2015.030. PMC 4470096. PMID 26110042.