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Facts about Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2.
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| Human | |
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| Gene Name: | TREM2 |
| Uniprot: | Q9NZC2 |
| Entrez: | 54209 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

PLOSL2; TREM2; TREM-2; Trem2a; Trem2b; Trem2c; TREM-2triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2a; Triggering receptor expressed on monocytes 2; triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
Mass (kDA):
25.447 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6p21.1 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (41158508..41163116, complement) |
Expressed on macrophages and dendritic cells but not on granulocytes or monocytes. In the CNS strongest expression seen in the basal ganglia, corpus callosum, medulla oblongata and spinal cord.
[Isoform 1]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 2]: Secreted.; [Isoform 3]: Secreted.





PMID: 10799849 by Bouchon A., et al. Inflammatory responses can be triggered by TREM-1, a novel receptor expressed on neutrophils and monocytes.
PMID: 11602640 by Bouchon A., et al. A DAP12-mediated pathway regulates expression of CC chemokine receptor 7 and maturation of human dendritic cells.