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12 Q&As
Facts about UL16-binding protein 2.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ULBP2 |
| Uniprot: | Q9BZM5 |
| Entrez: | 80328 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| MHC class I family |

ALCAN-alpha; N2DL2; N2DL-2; NKG2D ligand 2; NKG2DL2; RAET1H; RAET1HNKG2DL2; retinoic acid early transcript 1 H; Retinoic acid early transcript 1H; UL16 binding protein 2; UL16-binding protein 2; ULBP2; ULBP-2
Mass (kDA):
27.368 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6q25.1 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (149941947..149949235) |
Expressed in various types of cancer cell lines and in the fetus, but not in normal tissues.
Cell membrane; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor. Endoplasmic reticulum. Secreted. In CMV-infected fibroblasts, detected in the endoplasmic reticulum/cis-Golgi.





PMID: 11239445 by Cosman D., et al. ULBPs, novel MHC class I-related molecules, bind to CMV glycoprotein UL16 and stimulate NK cytotoxicity through the NKG2D receptor.
PMID: 11444831 by Onda H., et al. A novel secreted tumor antigen with a glycosylphosphatidylinositol- anchored structure ubiquitously expressed in human cancers.