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Toll-like receptor 2 also known as TLR2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TLR2 gene. TLR2 has also been designated as CD282 (cluster of differentiation 282). TLR2 is one of the toll-like receptors and plays a role in the immune system. TLR2 is a membrane protein a receptor which is expressed on the surface of certain cells and recognizes foreign substances and passes on appropriate signals to the cells of the immune system.