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Designing a Western blot for UL16-binding protein 1? 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 ULBP1 Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for UL16-binding protein 1? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the ULBP1 IHC Guide
Facts about UL16-binding protein 1.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ULBP1 |
| Uniprot: | Q9BZM6 |
| Entrez: | 80329 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| MHC class I family |

ALCAN-beta; MULT-1; N2DL1; N2DL-1; NKG2D ligand 1; NKG2DL; NKG2DL1; RAET1I; RAET1Ialcan-beta; Retinoic acid early transcript 1I; UL16 binding protein 1; UL16-binding protein 1; ULBP1; ULBP-1
Mass (kDA):
27.997 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6q25.1 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (149963943..149973715) |
Expressed in T-cells, B-cells, erythroleukemia cell lines and in a wide range of tissues including heart, brain, lung, liver, testis, lymph node, thymus, tonsil and bone marrow. Also found in fetal heart, brain, lung and liver.
Cell membrane; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor. Endoplasmic reticulum. In CMV-infected fibroblasts, detected in the endoplasmic reticulum/cis-Golgi.





PMID: 11239445 by Cosman D., et al. ULBPs, novel MHC class I-related molecules, bind to CMV glycoprotein UL16 and stimulate NK cytotoxicity through the NKG2D receptor.
PMID: 11827464 by Radosavljevic M., et al. A cluster of ten novel MHC class I related genes on human chromosome 6q24.2-q25.3.