CD19 Recombinant Antibody

Lymphocytes proliferate and differentiate in response to various concentrations of different antigens. The ability of the B cell to respond in a specific, yet sensitive manner to the various antigens is achieved with the use of low-affinity antigen receptors. This gene encodes a cell surface molecule which assembles with the antigen receptor of B lymphocytes in order to decrease the threshold for antigen receptor-dependent stimulation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

CD19: a cell surface molecule which assembles with the antigen receptor of B lymphocytes. A critical signal transduction molecule that regulates B lymphocyte development, activation, and differentiation. Ligation increases intracellular calcium levels and decreases the threshold for antigen receptor signaling. Germinal center formation is significantly reduced in CD19-deficient mice.

Protein type: Cell surface; Membrane protein, integral

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 16p11.2

Cellular Component: external side of plasma membrane; integral to plasma membrane; plasma membrane; protein complex

Molecular Function: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity; protein binding; receptor signaling protein activity

Biological Process: B cell receptor signaling pathway; cell surface receptor linked signal transduction; cellular defense response; phosphoinositide-mediated signaling; regulation of immune response; regulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase cascade

Disease: Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 2; Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 3