Nectin-2/ CD112 is a type I membrane glycoprotein of the Immunoglobulin superfamily. It is a plasma membrane components of adherens junctions and acts as a receptor for certain mutant strains of herpes simplex virus and pseudorabies virus. Nectin-2/ CD112 is also a modulator of T-cell signaling. [taken from NCBI Entrez Gene (Gene ID: 389677)].