ULBP2

ULBP2
Identifiers
Aliases	ULBP2, N2DL2, RAET1H, ALCAN-alpha, NKG2DL2, UL16 binding protein 2
External IDs	HomoloGene: 130743 GeneCards: ULBP2
Gene ontology Molecular function • antigen binding • natural killer cell lectin-like receptor binding Cellular component • extracellular fluid • extracellular region • cell surface • anchored component of plasma membrane • anchored component of membrane • plasma membrane • membrane Biological process • natural killer cell activation • antigen processing and presentation • natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	80328	n/a
Ensembl	ENSG00000131015	n/a
UniProt	Q9BZM5	n/a
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_025217	n/a
RefSeq (protein)	NP_079493.1	n/a
Location (UCSC)	Chr 6: 149.94 – 149.95 Mb	n/a
PubMed search	[1]	n/a
Wikidata

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UL16 binding protein 2 (ULBP2) is a cell surface glycoprotein encoded by ULBP2 gene located on the chromosome 6.^[2][3] ULBP2 is related to MHC class I molecules, but its gene maps outside the MHC locus.^[2][3] The domain structure of ULBP2 differs significantly from those of conventional MHC class I molecules. It does not contain the α3 domain and the transmembrane segment. ULBP2 is thus composed of only the α1α2 domain which is linked to the cell membrane by the GPI anchor.^[2][3] It functions as a stress-induced ligand for NKG2D receptor.^[3]

References

1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
2. Cosman D, Müllberg J, Sutherland CL, Chin W, Armitage R, Fanslow W, Kubin M, Chalupny NJ (Feb 2001). "ULBPs, novel MHC class I-related molecules, bind to CMV glycoprotein UL16 and stimulate NK cytotoxicity through the NKG2D receptor". Immunity. 14 (2): 123–33. doi:10.1016/S1074-7613(01)00095-4. PMID 11239445.
3. Radosavljevic M, Cuillerier B, Wilson MJ, Clément O, Wicker S, Gilfillan S, Beck S, Trowsdale J, Bahram S (Jan 2002). "A cluster of ten novel MHC class I related genes on human chromosome 6q24.2-q25.3". Genomics. 79 (1): 114–23. doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6673. PMID 11827464.

Further reading

• Cerwenka A, Lanier LL (May 2003). "NKG2D ligands: unconventional MHC class I-like molecules exploited by viruses and cancer". Tissue Antigens. 61 (5): 335–43. doi:10.1034/j.1399-0039.2003.00070.x. PMID 12753652.
• Onda H, Ohkubo S, Shintani Y, Ogi K, Kikuchi K, Tanaka H, Yamamoto K, Tsuji I, Ishibashi Y, Yamada T, Kitada C, Suzuki N, Sawada H, Nishimura O, Fujino M (Jul 2001). "A novel secreted tumor antigen with a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored structure ubiquitously expressed in human cancers". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 285 (2): 235–43. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2001.5149. PMID 11444831.
• Steinle A, Li P, Morris DL, Groh V, Lanier LL, Strong RK, Spies T (2001). "Interactions of human NKG2D with its ligands MICA, MICB, and homologs of the mouse RAE-1 protein family". Immunogenetics. 53 (4): 279–87. doi:10.1007/s002510100325. PMID 11491531.
• Sutherland CL, Chalupny NJ, Schooley K, VandenBos T, Kubin M, Cosman D (Jan 2002). "UL16-binding proteins, novel MHC class I-related proteins, bind to NKG2D and activate multiple signaling pathways in primary NK cells". Journal of Immunology. 168 (2): 671–9. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.168.2.671. PMID 11777960.
• Radosavljevic M, Cuillerier B, Wilson MJ, Clément O, Wicker S, Gilfillan S, Beck S, Trowsdale J, Bahram S (Jan 2002). "A cluster of ten novel MHC class I related genes on human chromosome 6q24.2-q25.3". Genomics. 79 (1): 114–23. doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6673. PMID 11827464.
• Dunn C, Chalupny NJ, Sutherland CL, Dosch S, Sivakumar PV, Johnson DC, Cosman D (Jun 2003). "Human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein UL16 causes intracellular sequestration of NKG2D ligands, protecting against natural killer cell cytotoxicity". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 197 (11): 1427–39. doi:10.1084/jem.20022059. PMC 2193902. PMID 12782710.
• Rölle A, Mousavi-Jazi M, Eriksson M, Odeberg J, Söderberg-Nauclér C, Cosman D, Kärre K, Cerboni C (Jul 2003). "Effects of human cytomegalovirus infection on ligands for the activating NKG2D receptor of NK cells: up-regulation of UL16-binding protein (ULBP)1 and ULBP2 is counteracted by the viral UL16 protein". Journal of Immunology. 171 (2): 902–8. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.171.2.902. PMID 12847260.
• Eleme K, Taner SB, Onfelt B, Collinson LM, McCann FE, Chalupny NJ, Cosman D, Hopkins C, Magee AI, Davis DM (Apr 2004). "Cell surface organization of stress-inducible proteins ULBP and MICA that stimulate human NK cells and T cells via NKG2D". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 199 (7): 1005–10. doi:10.1084/jem.20032194. PMC 2211882. PMID 15051759.
• Rohner A, Langenkamp U, Siegler U, Kalberer CP, Wodnar-Filipowicz A (Oct 2007). "Differentiation-promoting drugs up-regulate NKG2D ligand expression and enhance the susceptibility of acute myeloid leukemia cells to natural killer cell-mediated lysis". Leukemia Research. 31 (10): 1393–402. doi:10.1016/j.leukres.2007.02.020. PMID 17391757.