Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 80328
Gene name UL16 binding protein 2
Gene symbol ULBP2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ALCAN-alphaN2DL2NKG2DL2RAET1HRAET1L
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6q25.1
Summary This gene encodes a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-related molecule that binds to the NKG2D receptor on natural killer (NK) cells to trigger release of multiple cytokines and chemokines that in turn contribute to the recruitment and activa
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
145
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT006286 hsa-miR-34a-5p FlowLuciferase reporter assayWestern blot 22102694
MIRT006287 hsa-miR-34c-5p FlowLuciferase reporter assayWestern blot 22102694
MIRT006286 hsa-miR-34a-5p FlowLuciferase reporter assayWestern blot 22102694
MIRT006286 hsa-miR-34a-5p FlowLuciferase reporter assayWestern blot 22102694
MIRT438756 hsa-miR-182-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 23956116
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
25
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001916 Process Positive regulation of T cell mediated cytotoxicity IBA
GO:0002376 Process Immune system process IEA
GO:0002476 Process Antigen processing and presentation of endogenous peptide antigen via MHC class Ib IBA
GO:0002486 Process Antigen processing and presentation of endogenous peptide antigen via MHC class I via ER pathway, TAP-independent IBA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 19424970, 28559451, 32296183
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605698 14894 ENSG00000131015
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9BZM5
Protein name UL16-binding protein 2 (ALCAN-alpha) (NKG2D ligand 2) (N2DL-2) (NKG2DL2) (Retinoic acid early transcript 1H)
Protein function Binds and activates the KLRK1/NKG2D receptor, mediating natural killer cell cytotoxicity.
PDB 8IMX , 8IMY
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00129 MHC_I 29 205 Class I Histocompatibility antigen, domains alpha 1 and 2 Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in various types of cancer cell lines and in the fetus, but not in normal tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11444831}.
Sequence
Sequence length 246
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity   Post-translational modification: synthesis of GPI-anchored proteins