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Facts about HERV-H LTR-associating protein 2.
Through Discussion with TMIGD2, costimulates T-cells in the context of TCR-mediated activation.
Enhances T-cell proliferation and cytokine production through an AKT-dependent signaling cascade..
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | HHLA2 |
| Uniprot: | Q9UM44 |
| Entrez: | 11148 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| No superfamily |

B7H7; B7-H7; HERV-H LTR-associating 2; HERV-H LTR-associating protein 2; HHLA2; Human endogenous retrovirus-H long terminal repeat-associating protein 2
Mass (kDA):
46.85 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 3q13.13 |
| Sequence: | 3; NC_000003.12 (108296490..108378285) |
Expressed at high levels in colon, kidney, testis, lung and pancreas, and at lower levels in small intestine, liver and skeletal muscle. In immune cells, highly expressed in B- cells, dendritic cells and macrophages. Not detected in T-cells.
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.


PMID: 10444326 by Mager D.L., et al. Endogenous retroviruses provide the primary polyadenylation signal for two new human genes (HHLA2 and HHLA3).
PMID: 23784006 by Zhu Y., et al. B7-H5 costimulates human T cells via CD28H.