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. 2021 Oct 11;4:1177. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02709-7

Table 2.

Gene names and their actual or hypothetical functions based on GeneCards (The Human Gene Database, https://www.genecards.org/).

Gene symbol Gene name Functional explanation
CCR2 C-C Motif chemokine receptor 2 a receptor for monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
CCR5 C-C Motif chemokine receptor 5 a regulator of granulocytic lineage proliferation
CD160 CD160 Molecule the expression is closely associated with peripheral blood NK cells and CD8 T lymphocytes with cytolytic effector activity
CD80 CD80 Molecule a membrane receptor that is activated by the binding of CD28 or CTLA-4
DDX5 DEAD-Box helicase 5 an RNA helicase
DLG5 Discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 5 a regulator of the Hippo signaling pathway involved in regulating cell proliferation
EPHB6 EPH Receptor B6 a kinase-defective receptor for members of the ephrin-B family that inhibits JNK activation and TCR-induced IL-2 secretion
FCGR2A Fc Fragment Of IgG receptor IIa a low affinity receptor for immunoglobulin gamma, promoting phagocytosis and cellular responses against pathogens
HBB Hemoglobin subunit beta an oxygen transporter
HELLS Helicase, lymphoid specific a lymphoid specific helicase and regulator for the expansion or survival of lymphoid cells
IL17RA Interleukin 17 receptor A a receptor of IL17 (a proinflammatory cytokine) secreted by activated T-lymphocytes
IL18 Interleukin 18 a proinflammatory cytokine primarily involved in polarized T-helper 1 cell and NK cell immune responses
IL1R1 Interleukin 1 receptor Type 1 a receptor of an important mediator, IL1, involved in many cytokine-induced immune and inflammatory responses
IL6R Interleukin 6 receptor a subunit of the interleukin 6 (IL6) receptor complex)
IL7R Interleukin 7 receptor a receptor for IL7
ISG20 Interferon stimulated exonuclease gene 20 an interferon-induced antiviral exoribonuclease
LAX1 Lymphocyte transmembrane adaptor 1 a negative regulator of TCR-mediated signaling in T-cells and BCR (B-cell antigen receptor)-mediated signaling in B-cells
LGALS3 Galectin 3 a pre-mRNA splicing factor in acute inflammatory responses
LILRB1 Leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptor B1 a member of the leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor family, transducing inhibitory signals and down-regulation of the immune response
LILRB2 Leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptor B2 a member of the leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor family, transducing a negative signals and inhibiting stimulation of an immune response
LY96 Lymphocyte antigen 96 a protein that is associated with toll-like receptor 4 on the cell surface and confers responsiveness to lipopolysaccharide
MAD2L1 Mitotic arrest deficient 2 Like 1 a component of the mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint)
RAD51AP1 RAD51 Associated protein 1 a structure-specific DNA-binding protein involved in DNA repair
RSAD2 Radical S-adenosyl methionine domain containing 2 an interferon-inducible antiviral protein that belongs to the S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) superfamily of enzymes
S100A8 S100 Calcium binding protein A8 a regulator of inflammatory processes and immune response
S100A9 S100 Calcium binding protein A9 a regulator of inflammatory processes and immune response
SNAP25 Synaptosome associated protein 25 a regulator of neurotransmitter release
TNF Tumor necrosis factor a multifunctional proinflammatory cytokine
TNFRSF21 TNF Receptor superfamily member 21 a negative regulator of T-cell responses triggered by TCR stimulation
TRAC T Cell receptor alpha constant a constant region of TCRα chain
TUBB Tubulin beta class I a beta tubulin protein
UBE2C Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 C a member of the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family
VEGFA Vascular endothelial growth factor A a growth factor active in angiogenesis, vasculogenesis and endothelial cell growth