Cell surface receptor for NECTIN2. May act as a coinhibitory receptor that suppresses T-cell receptor-mediated signals. Following interaction with NECTIN2, inhibits T-cell proliferation. Competes with CD226 for NECTIN2-binding. Interacts with NECTIN2, hence competing with CD226. Expressed in some types of immune cells. Expressed at low levels on the surface of freshly isolated T-cells and natural killer (NK) cells, predominantly on CD8+ T-cells (mainly memory/effector, but not naive cells) and on both CD16+ and CD16- NK cells. T-cell expression levels are variable among individuals. Not detected in B-cells, naive or helper T-cells, monocytes, nor neutrophils (at protein level). Not detected in dendritic cells. In T-cells, up-regulated by activation induced by treatment with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies. Was named PVRIG for the homology observed between its second exon and the variable immunoglobulin domain of the polio virus receptor (PVR/CD155) and polio virus receptor-like (PVRL) genes.