Name | B cell receptor complex |
ID | GO_0019815 |
collection_id | Cellular component |
Alternative ID | GO:0042570 |
Exact synonym | B lymphocyte receptor complex, B-cell receptor complex, B-lymphocyte receptor complex, BCR complex, immunoglobulin complex, membrane bound |
Description | An immunoglobulin complex that is present in the plasma membrane of B cells and that in its canonical form is composed of two identical immunoglobulin heavy chains and two identical immunoglobulin light chains and a signaling subunit, a heterodimer of the Ig-alpha and Ig-beta proteins. |
Related synonym | B cell receptor accessory molecule complex, antibody |
Comment | Note that an immunoglobulin complex has the function of antigen binding if a suitable antigen is available. |
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