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Facts about Natural cytotoxicity triggering receptor 2.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | NCR2 |
| Uniprot: | O95944 |
| Entrez: | 9436 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| natural cytotoxicity receptor (NCR) family |

CD336 antigen; CD336; LY95; LY95lymphocyte antigen 95 homolog (activating NK-receptor; NK-p44); lymphocyte antigen 95 (activating NK-receptor; NK-p44); Lymphocyte antigen 95 homolog; natural cytotoxicity triggering receptor 2; Natural killer cell p44-related protein; NCR2; NK cell activating receptor (NKp44); NK cell-activating receptor; NKp44; NK-p44dJ149M18.1
Mass (kDA):
30.677 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6p21.1 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (41335608..41350889) |
Selectively expressed by activated NK cells and by in vitro cultured (i.e. activated) TCRg/d lymphoid cells.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.





PMID: 10049942 by Cantoni C., et al. NKp44, a triggering receptor involved in tumor cell lysis by activated human natural killer cells, is a novel member of the immunoglobulin superfamily.
PMID: 23958951 by Baychelier F., et al. Identification of a cellular ligand for the natural cytotoxicity receptor NKp44.