Department Internal medicine

Myeloid differentiation protein 2

Myeloid differentiation protein 2 Definition Myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD2) is an accessory protein of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). MD2 is encoded by the LY96 gene. MD2 is associated with Toll-like receptor 4 on the cell surface and induces a response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), thereby...