Preparation and Storage
Background: CD79A
CD79A and CD79B, also known as Ig alpha and Ig beta, respectively, are transmembrane immunoglobulin superfamily proteins with one cytoplasmic immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM). Heterodimers of CD79A and CD79B associate with a membrane bound immunoglobulin on the B cell surface to form the B cell antigen receptor complex (BCR). CD79A and CD79B are required for BCR-mediated signaling and consequently for the development and activation of B lineage cells.
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Entrez Gene IDs:
973 (Human); 12518 (Mouse); 681236 (Rat)
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Alternate Names:
CD79A antigen (immunoglobulin-associated alpha); CD79a antigen; CD79a molecule, immunoglobulin-associated alpha; CD79A; IGAB-cell antigen receptor complex-associated protein alpha chain; ig-alpha; MB-1 membrane glycoprotein; MB1; MB-1; Membrane-bound immunoglobulin-associated protein; Surface IgM-associated protein