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PDCD1LG2

Programmed cell death 1 ligand 2 (also known as PD-L2, B7-DC) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PDCD1LG2 gene.[1][2] PDCD1LG2 has also been designated as CD273 (cluster of differentiation 273).


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References

  1. Latchman Y, Wood CR, Chernova T, Chaudhary D, Borde M, Chernova I, Iwai Y, Long AJ, Brown JA, Nunes R, Greenfield EA, Bourque K, Boussiotis VA, Carter LL, Carreno BM, Malenkovich N, Nishimura H, Okazaki T, Honjo T, Sharpe AH, Freeman GJ (Mar 2001). “PD-L2 is a second ligand for PD-1 and inhibits T cell activation”. Nat Immunol. 2 (3): 261–8. doi:10.1038/85330. PMID 11224527.
  2. “Entrez Gene: PDCD1LG2 programmed cell death 1 ligand 2”.
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