Helicard, Hlcd, IDDM19, IFIH1, MDA-5, RH116, RIG I like receptor 2, RLR 2, RNA helicase DEAD box protein 116,,MDA5
Innate immune receptor which acts as a cytoplasmic sensor of viral nucleic acids and plays a major role in sensing viral infection and in the activation of a cascade of antiviral responses including the induction of type I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines
