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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/target/cd79b-f3f16d0c-0c02-5861-9791-1481475ed6ee > Record changed: 2026-10-13 # CD79B ENSG00000007312 Target class Unclassified protein Chromosome 17 Approved drugs 1 Clinical candidates (approved and in development) 1 ## Clinical evidence **Approved drugs** 1 **ClinGen gene-disease validity** Definitive **Clinical candidates (approved and in development)** 1 ## Druggability **Chemical probe available** No ## Names **Target name** CD79B **Gene name** CD79b molecule **Gene symbol** CD79B **Previous gene symbols** - IGB **Protein name** B-cell antigen receptor complex-associated protein beta chain (B-cell-specific glycoprotein B29) (Ig-beta) (Immunoglobulin-associated B29 protein) (CD antigen CD79b) ### Other names (3) - B29 - Ig-beta - Igbeta ## Classification **Gene biotype** Protein coding **Gene family** CD molecules|V-set domain containing|CD79 molecule family **Target class** Unclassified protein **Target type** Human gene ## Expression and localisation **Tissues expressed in** 39 **Protein localisation evidence grade** Supported **Highest tissue expression** 261.36 **Tissue specificity (Gini)** 0.784 **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.957 ## Pathways and interactions **KEGG gene identifiers** - hsa:974 **Protein interaction confidence** 0.860441 **Protein interaction partners** 34 ### Reactome pathways (3) - R-HSA-5690714 - R-HSA-9679191 - R-HSA-983695 ## Genomic location **End position** 63932629 **Start position** 63928738 **Chromosome** 17 **Strand** Reverse ## Identifiers **Ensembl gene ID** ENSG00000007312 **HGNC ID** HGNC:1699 Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:1699) **NCBI Gene ID** 974 **UniProt ID** P40259 ## Cellular location - Cell membrane - Single-pass type I membrane protein. Note=Following antigen binding, the BCR has been shown to translocate from detergent-soluble regions of the cell membrane to lipid rafts although signal transduction through the complex can also occur outside lipid rafts. . - Plasma membrane ## Tissue expression **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.95737 **Expression inequality (Gini)** 0.784066 ### Highest expression Expression in transcripts per million **Spleen** 261.36 **Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes** 230.29 **Pituitary** 53.67 **Whole Blood** 39.78 **Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum** 33.81 ### All tissues (54) Expression in transcripts per million - Spleen261.36 - Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes230.29 - Pituitary53.67 - Whole Blood39.78 - Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum33.81 - Cervix - Ectocervix13.19 - Minor Salivary Gland12.69 - Uterus12.62 - Breast - Mammary Tissue12.2 - Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)12.03 - Nerve - Tibial11.6 - Vagina11.13 - Cervix - Endocervix9.92 - Artery - Coronary9.86 - Adipose - Subcutaneous9.59 - Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)8.75 - Bladder8.55 - Fallopian Tube8.54 - Prostate7.57 - Colon - Transverse7.09 - Lung6.34 - Kidney - Medulla5.99 - Esophagus - Muscularis5.49 - Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)5.43 - Heart - Left Ventricle5.37 And 29 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Biological functions ### Biological processes (2) - GO:0006955 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006955) - GO:0007165 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007165) ### Cellular components (4) - GO:0005886 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886) - GO:0019815 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0019815) - GO:0070062 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070062) - GO:0071755 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0071755) ### Molecular functions (2) - GO:0005515 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515) - GO:0042802 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042802) ## Related records ### Trials (191) - 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