| UniProt functional annotation for P21611 | |||
| UniProt code: P21611. |
| Organism: | Gallus gallus (Chicken). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus. | |
| Function: | Component of the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to the immune system. | |
| Subunit: | Heterodimer of an alpha chain and a beta chain. Beta-2- microglobulin is the beta-chain of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the beta-2-microglobulin family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.