The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen beta-2-Microglobulin across different species:

beta-2-microglobulin (B2M), beta-2 microglobulin (B2m), beta-2-microglobulin (b2m), beta-2 microglobulin (LOC398171), beta-2 microglobulin (b2m)

Other aliases include:

Ly-m11, beta2m, beta2-m, bwm, wu:fa94c05, wu:fb10a09, B2M, LOC398171, b2m-W01, b2m-W03, b2m-Z01, b2m-Z02, b2m-Z03, b2m, B2MG, DKFZp468O042

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen beta-2-Microglobulin:

beta-2-microglobulin – beta-2-microglobin – beta chain of MHC class I molecules – OTTMUSP00000016550 – Beta-2-microglobulin – beta 2-microglobulin – beta-2 microglobulin – beta 2 microglobulin – beta2 microglobulin

beta-2-Microglobulin fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – antigen processing and presentation of peptide antigen via MHC class I – immune response

beta-2-Microglobulin is relevant to the following processes:

antigen processing and presentation of peptide antigen via MHC class I – immune response – antigen processing and presentation of exogenous protein antigen via MHC class Ib, TAP-dependent – cellular defense response – positive regulation of T cell mediated cytotoxicity – response to molecule of bacterial origin – response to cadmium ion – response to drug – MHC class I protein complex – extracellular region

Locations for beta-2-Microglobulin:

Golgi apparatus – Golgi membrane – MHC class I protein complex – early endosome membrane – extracellular region – plasma membrane – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology