1vgk

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1vgk]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Human] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lk3_transgenic_mice Lk3 transgenic mice]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1VGK OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1VGK FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1vgk FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1vgk OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1vgk PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1vgk RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1vgk PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1vgk ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

== Disease ==

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/B2MG_HUMAN B2MG_HUMAN]] Defects in B2M are the cause of hypercatabolic hypoproteinemia (HYCATHYP) [MIM:[http://omim.org/entry/241600 241600]]. Affected individuals show marked reduction in serum concentrations of immunoglobulin and albumin, probably due to rapid degradation.<ref>PMID:16549777</ref> 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.<ref>PMID:3532124</ref> <ref>PMID:1336137</ref> <ref>PMID:7554280</ref> <ref>PMID:4586824</ref> <ref>PMID:8084451</ref> <ref>PMID:12119416</ref> <ref>PMID:12796775</ref> <ref>PMID:16901902</ref> <ref>PMID:16491088</ref> <ref>PMID:17646174</ref> <ref>PMID:18835253</ref> <ref>PMID:18395224</ref> <ref>PMID:19284997</ref>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/HA1D_MOUSE HA1D_MOUSE]] Involved in the presentation of foreign antigens to the immune system. [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/B2MG_HUMAN B2MG_HUMAN]] Component of the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to the immune system.

*[[MHC 3D structures of MHC|MHC 3D structures of MHC]]

[[Category: Human]]

[[Category: Lk3 transgenic mice]]

[[Category: Gao, G F]]

[[Category: Liu, Y]]

[[Category: Rao, Z]]

[[Category: Tien, P]]

[[Category: Xu, Y]]

[[Category: Zhou, M]]

[[Category: Mhc]]