beta 2 Microglobulin peptide (ab189068)
Key features and details
- Suitable for: Blocking
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Product name
beta 2 Microglobulin peptide
See all beta 2 Microglobulin proteins and peptides -
Animal free
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Nature
Synthetic
Preparation and Storage
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Alternative names
- B2M
- B2MG_HUMAN
- Beta 2 microglobin
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Function
Component of the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to the immune system. -
Involvement in disease
Defects in B2M are the cause of hypercatabolic hypoproteinemia (HYCATHYP) [MIM:241600]. Affected individuals show marked reduction in serum concentrations of immunoglobulin and albumin, probably due to rapid degradation.
Note=Beta-2-microglobulin may adopt the fibrillar configuration of amyloid in certain pathologic states. The capacity to assemble into amyloid fibrils is concentration dependent. Persistently high beta(2)-microglobulin serum levels lead to amyloidosis in patients on long-term hemodialysis. -
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the beta-2-microglobulin family.
Contains 1 Ig-like C1-type (immunoglobulin-like) domain. -
Post-translational
modificationsGlycation of Ile-21 is observed in long-term hemodialysis patients. -
Cellular localization
Secreted. Detected in serum and urine. - Information by UniProt
