CD229 Antibody / Ly9

T-lymphocyte surface antigen Ly-9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LY9 gene. This gene is mapped to 17q21.31. LY9 has also recently been designated CD229 (cluster of differentiation 229). LY9 belongs to the SLAM family of immunomodulatory receptors and interacts with the adaptor molecule SAP.