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Designing a Western blot for CD99 antigen? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CD99 Western Blot GuideFacts about CD99 antigen.
Acts at the same site as, but independently of, PECAM1. Involved in T-cell adhesion processes (By similarity).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CD99 |
| Uniprot: | P14209 |
| Entrez: | 4267 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| CD99 family |

12E7; antigen identified by monoclonal antibodies 12E7, F21 and O13; CD99 antigenY homolog; CD99 molecule; CD99; E2 antigen; HBA71; MIC2 (monoclonal 12E7); MIC2; MIC2Y; MSK5X; pilr-1; PILR-L; Protein MIC2; surface antigen MIC2; T-cell surface glycoprotein E2
Mass (kDA):
18.848 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Xp22.33 and Yp11.2 |
| Sequence: | X|Y; NC_000023.11 (2691295..2741309) |
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.




PMID: 2479542 by Gelin C., et al. The E2 antigen, a 32 kd glycoprotein involved in T-cell adhesion processes, is the MIC2 gene product.
PMID: 3472717 by Darling S.M., et al. Molecular genetics of MIC2: a gene shared by the human X and Y chromosomes.