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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Comp Immunol. 2014 Feb 15;46(1):24–34. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.02.004

Table 1.

Sequence and structural characteristics of immunoglobulin domain-containing innate immune receptor families in zebrafish

Feature NITR DICP PIGRL NILT LITR
Min. estimate of genes 39 29 29 >52a >23a
Ig domains per molecule 1–2 1–2 2 1–2b 1–6b
Encoded by zebrafish chromosomes 7, 14 3, 14, 16 2 1 3, 7
Members with cytoplasmic ITAM No No No Yesb Nob
Members with charged residue in TM Yes, + charge Yes, − charge Unknown Nob Yes, + chargeb
Adaptor protein Dap12 Unknown Unknown Unknown FcRγ, FcRγLb
Members with cytoplasmic ITIM Yes Yes Yes Yesb Yesb
Ig types V, I V-like V V-like C2-like
C23 to C104 spacing 64–73 59–67 59–66 56–63b 36, 40–52b
Spacing of additional cysteine pairs No internal C's in V domainc 35–43 6, 7, 9d 3, 6, 7b No internal C'sb
Notable Features J domains; mediates allogeneic recognitionb Poly-serine in D2 Conserved plgR motif CX3C motifb Putative MHC binding siteb
(I/V)(F/Y)X(L/V)X4LX5GXYXCX(I/V) motif Yes No Yes Yesb Nob
Ligands Unknown Phospholipids Phospholipids Unknown Unknown
a

Approximate numbers of NILT and LITR genes were calculated by dividing the total number of Ig domains by two (NILTs) or six (LITRs)

b

Based on transcripts from catfish, carp, trout and/or salmon

c

NITR I domains contain six conserved cysteine residues and are excluded from this analysis

d

Not all Ig domains possess an extra cysteine pair