A cell surface protein-tyrosine kinase receptor that is overexpressed in a variety of ADENOCARCINOMAS. It has extensive homology to and heterodimerizes with the EGF RECEPTOR, the ERBB-3 RECEPTOR, and the ERBB-4 RECEPTOR. Activation of the erbB-2 receptor occurs through heterodimer formation with a ligand-bound erbB receptor family member.
Also Known As:
Receptor, ErbB-2; Antigens, CD340; CD340 Antigen; Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; Metastatic Lymph Node Gene 19 Protein; Neu Receptor; Oncogene Protein HER-2; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-erbB-2; Proto-oncogene Protein Neu; Receptor, Neu; Receptors, erbB-2; Tyrosine Kinase-type Cell Surface Receptor HER2; p185(c-neu); p185erbB2 Protein; CD340 Antigens; Erb b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; HER 2 Proto Oncogene Protein; Oncogene Protein HER 2; Proto Oncogene Protein HER 2; Proto Oncogene Proteins c erbB 2; Proto-Oncogene Protein, HER-2; Proto-Oncogene Protein, erbB-2; Proto-Oncogene Protein, neu; Tyrosine Kinase type Cell Surface Receptor HER2; c erbB 2 Protein; erbB 2 Proto Oncogene Protein; erbB 2 Receptor Protein Tyrosine Kinase; erbB-2 Receptors; neu Proto Oncogene Protein; HER-2 Proto-Oncogene Protein; Proto-Oncogene Protein HER-2; Proto-Oncogene Protein p185(neu); c-erbB-2 Protein; erbB-2 Proto-Oncogene Protein; erbB-2 Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinase; neu Proto-Oncogene Protein