Alternative Name
ERBB2; C-erb B2/neu protein; CD340; HER2; Herstatin; mLN 19; HER-2; Neu; NGL; Proto-oncogene c-ErbB-2; Proto-oncogene Neu; CD340 antigen; mLN19; p185erbB2; TKR1
Synonyms
ERBB2; C-erb B2/neu protein; CD340; HER2; Herstatin; mLN 19; HER-2; Neu; NGL; Proto-oncogene c-ErbB-2; Proto-oncogene Neu; CD340 antigen; mLN19; p185erbB2; TKR1
Background
Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2, also known as CD340 (cluster of differentiation 340), proto-oncogene Neu, Erbb2 (rodent), or ERBB2 (human), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ERBB2 gene. ERBB is abbreviated from erythroblastic oncogene B, a gene isolated from avian genome. It is also frequently called HER2 (from human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) or HER2/neu.