Also known as IGK@, immunoglobulin kappa locus
Immunoglobulin kappa locus, also known as IGK@, is a region on the p arm of human chromosome 2, region 11.2 (2p11.2), that contains genes for the kappa (κ) light chains of antibodies (or immunoglobulins).
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Gene data
IGK- Name
- immunoglobulin kappa locus
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- IGK@
Pathways
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/50802
- cytogenetic location
- 2p11.2
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genes
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- Further reading
Immunoglobulin kappa locus, also known as IGK@, is a region on the p arm of human chromosome 2, region 11.2 (2p11.2), that contains genes for the kappa (κ) light chains of antibodies (or immunoglobulins).
In humans the κ chain is coded for by V (variable), J (joining) and C (constant) genes in this region. These genes undergo V(D)J recombination to generate a diverse repertoire of immunoglobulins.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “IGK” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.