Description
Protocol
Available protocols: ELISA+
Specificity / Sensitivity
The PathScan
Species Reactivity: Human
Background
Cluster of differentiation molecule 11b (CD11b)/Integrin alpha M (ITGAM) is a transmembrane protein forming heterodimers that are composed of α and β subunits (1). CD11b is expressed by, and commonly used as a marker for, myeloid lineage cells, including neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, and microglia (2). CD11b is phosphorylated at Ser1126 (cytoplasmic tail) in neutrophils. Research has shown that this phosphorylation event plays a role for leukocytes traveling from the bloodstream to tissues (3). Furthermore, genome-wide association studies have linked CD11b to autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (4).
Alternate Names
antigen CD11b (p170); CD11 antigen-like family member B; CD11B; Cell surface glycoprotein MAC-1 subunit alpha; complement component 3 receptor 3 subunit; CR-3 alpha chain; CR3A; Integrin alpha-M; integrin subunit alpha M; integrin, alpha M (complement component 3 receptor 3 subunit); ITAM; ITGAM; Leukocyte adhesion receptor MO1; MAC-1; MAC1A; macrophage antigen alpha polypeptide; MGC117044; MO1A; Neutrophil adherence receptor; neutrophil adherence receptor alpha-M subunit; SLEB6
