Synonyms:
B3GAT1; GLCATP; GLCUATP; NK-1; 3-glucuronyltransferase 1; 3-glucuronyltransferase; B3GA1_HUMAN; Beta 1 3 glucuronyltransferase 1; Beta-1; CD 57; CD57; CD57 antigen; Galactosylgalactosylxylosylprotein 3 beta glucuronosyltransferase 1; Galactosylgalactosylxylosylprotein 3-beta-glucuronosyltransferase 1; GlcAT P; GlcAT-P; GLCATP; GlcUAT P; GlcUAT-P; GlcUATP; Glucuronosyltransferase P; HNK 1; HNK1; LEU 7; LEU7; LEU7 antigen; NK 1; NK1; UDP GlcUA glycoprotein beta 1 3 glucuronyltransferase; UDP-GlcUA:glycoprotein beta-1.
Introduction:
CD57, also known as HNK-1 and Leu-7, is an oligosaccharide antigenic determinant present on a variety of polypeptides, lipids, and chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans. Its function is poorly understood. CD57 is expressed on a subset of natural killer (NK) cells and NK T cells.