Table 2 Gene names and their actual or hypothetical functions based on GeneCards (The Human Gene Database, https://www.genecards.org/).

From: Features of repertoire diversity and gene expression in human cytotoxic T cells following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

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