IgM (Immunoglobulin Mu Heavy Chain) (B-Cell Marker)

IgM (Immunoglobulin Mu Heavy Chain) (B-Cell Marker)

• Gene Name: [IgM]
• NCBI Gene ID: 3507
• Reactivity: Human. Others not known.
• Storage Conditions: Antibody with azide - store at 2 to 8 degree C.
  Antibody without azide - store at -20 to -80 degree C.
  Antibody is stable for 24 months. Non-hazardous. No MSDS required.
• Specificity: Recognizes a protein of 75kDa, identified as mu heavy chain of human immunoglobulins. It does not cross-react with alpha (IgA), gamma (IgG), epsilon (IgE), or delta (IgD), heavy chains, T-cells, monocytes, granulocytes, or erythrocytes. Monomeric IgM is expressed as a membrane bound antibody on the surface of B cells and as a pentamer when secreted by plasma cells. IgM antibody is prominent in early immune responses to most antigens. Aberrant levels are associated with immune deficiency states, hereditary deficiencies, myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, chronic infection and hepatocellular disease. This MAb is useful in the identification of leukemias, plasmacytomas, and certain non-Hodgkin s lymphomas. The most common feature of these malignancies is the restricted expression of a single heavy chain class. Demonstration of clonality in lymphoid infiltrates indicates that the infiltrate is clonal and therefore malignant.
• Other Gene Names: [IGHM; IGHM; MU; VH; AGM1]
• Short Name: [IgM (Immunoglobulin Mu Heavy Chain)]
• Other Product Names: [Immunoglobulin heavy constant mu; Immunoglobulin heavy constant mu; immunoglobulin heavy constant mu; Ig mu chain C region]
• NCBI GI Number: 1160421986
• NCBI Accession Number: P01871.4
• Uniprot Accession Number: P01871