Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1B, Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2, TNF-R2, Tumor necrosis factor receptor type II, TNF-RII, TNFR-II, p75, p80 TNF-alpha receptor, CD120b, Etanercept, Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1b, membrane form, Tumor necrosis factor-binding protein 2, TBP-2, TBPII, TNFRSF1B, TNFBR, TNFR2
Receptor with high affinity for TNFSF2/TNF-alpha and approximately 5-fold lower affinity for homotrimeric TNFSF1/lymphotoxin-alpha. The TRAF1/TRAF2 complex recruits the apoptotic suppressors BIRC2 and BIRC3 to TNFRSF1B/TNFR2. This receptor mediates most of the metabolic effects of TNF-alpha. Isoform 2 blocks TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis, which suggests that it regulates TNF-alpha function by antagonizing its biological activity.