UniProt functional annotation for Q07717

UniProt code: Q07717.

Organism: Sus scrofa (Pig).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Suina; Suidae; Sus.
 
Function: Component of the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to the immune system (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
 
Subunit: Heterodimer of an alpha chain and a beta chain. Beta-2- microglobulin is the beta-chain of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the beta-2-microglobulin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.