B-lymphocyte antigen CD20,B-lymphocyte surface antigen B1,Bp35,Leukocyte surface antigen Leu-16,Membrane-spanning 4-domains subfamily A member 1,CD antigen CD20,
This gene encodes a member of the membrane-spanning 4A gene family. Members of this nascent protein family are characterized by common structural features and similar intron/exon splice boundaries and display unique expression patterns among hematopoietic cells and nonlymphoid tissues. This gene encodes a B-lymphocyte surface molecule which plays a role in the development and differentiation of B-cells into plasma cells. This family member is localized to 11q12, among a cluster of family members. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants which encode the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],
