Natural cytotoxicity triggering receptor 2 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''NCR2''
gene
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.
NCR2 has also been designated as CD336 (
cluster of differentiation
The cluster of differentiation (also known as cluster of designation or classification determinant and often abbreviated as CD) is a protocol used for the identification and investigation of cell surface molecules providing targets for immunophen ...
336), NKp44, NKP44; NK-p44, LY95, and dJ149M18.1.
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PDBe-KBprovides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Natural cytotoxicity triggering receptor 2 (NCR2)
Clusters of differentiation
Human proteins
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