Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables natural killer cell lectin-like receptor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including T cell receptor signaling pathway; regulation of actin filament polymerization; and regulation of interleukin-2 production. Located in external side of plasma membrane. Is expressed in large intestine; lymph node; testis; and thymus. Orthologous to human CLEC2D (C-type lectin domain family 2 member D).