The present invention relates to intracellular signaling molecules, in
particular the Nod2 protein and nucleic acids encoding the Nod2 protein.
The present invention provides methods of identifying modulators of Nod2
signaling. In particular, the present invention additionally provides
methods of screening immune modulators such as adjuvants using Nod2. The
present invention further provides methods of altering Nod2 signaling.