Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of Bicaudal D Homolog 2, an alias of the protein, BICD cargo adaptor 2. The official gene symbol is BICD2. The protein, with a mass of 93.5 kDa and length of 824 residues, is reported to be cytoplasmic and nuclear. It is a member of the BicD family and may be known by other names, including: SMALED2, homolog of Drosophila bicaudal D, coiled-coil protein BICD2, bicaudal D homolog 2, bic-D 2, and protein bicaudal D homolog 2, and SMALED2B.