NOD-like receptor

initialism: NLR
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13494
Any of a large family of cytoplasmic proteins containing a nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeats (LRRs), involved in regulation of inflammation and apoptosis; many family members are thought to function as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs).
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1218 [Terms] [Paper]