PD-L1 is a 290 aa type I transmembrane protein encoded by the Cd274 gene on mouse chromosome 19 and human chromosome 9. Cd274 comprises seven exons, the first of which is noncoding and contains the 5′UTR. The next three exons contain the signal sequence, IgV-like domain, and IgC-like domains, respectively. The transmembrane domain and the intracellular domains are contained in the next two exons (exons 5 and 6). The last exon contains intracellular domain residues plus the 3′UTR. The intracellular domain of PD-L1 is short, only about 30 aa, and highly conserved in all reported species. There is no known function for the intracellular tail of PD-L1.There is one reported splice variant of PD-L1 in humans consisting of a sequence lacking the IgV-like domain encoded in exon 2. This mutant should not be able to bind PD-1, although the function of this splice variant has not yet been reported. No splice variants have been identified for mouse PD-L1.