CD20 [BC44]

Product Description

CD20 is a B-lymphocyte antigen, composed of an activated-glycosylated phosphoprotein which is expressed on the surface of all B-cells.¹⁵ CD20 is involved in the regulation of trans-membrane Ca2+ conductance and plays critical roles in cell‐cycle progression during human B cell proliferation and activation.¹⁵ CD20 is expressed on more than 90% of B cell lymphoma cells making it a strong marker of B-cell Lymphomas while rarely expressed in T lymphocytes.^16,17

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