Lymphocyte Antigen 96

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** Lymphocyte antigen 96 (160 aa, ~19 kDa) is encoded by the human LY96 gene. This protein is involved in the regulation of toll-like receptor 4 responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide.

**Synonyms:** - ESOP-1 - LY96 - Ly-96 - MD-2 - MD2 Protein - Myeloid Differentiation Protein-2 - Protein MD-2