Protein Name immunoglobulin heavy constant mu
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 16019
Gene Symbol

Ighm

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Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 142
Total Number of Articles : 133
Description

immunoglobulin heavy constant mu

Gene Summary

Enables several functions, including antigen binding activity; identical protein binding activity; and immunoglobulin receptor binding activity. Involved in pre-B cell allelic exclusion. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including early endosome to late endosome transport; immunoglobulin mediated immune response; and positive regulation of B cell proliferation. Located in external side of plasma membrane; extracellular space; and perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Part of B cell receptor complex and immunoglobulin complex, circulating. Is active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; hemolymphoid system; intestine; liver; and testis. Used to study non-Hodgkin lymphoma and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in agammaglobulinemia 1. Orthologous to human IGHM (immunoglobulin heavy constant mu). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • Ig mu
  • immunoglobulin heavy chain 6 (heavy chain of IgM)
  • mu-immunoglobulin
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