EPITOPE SUMMARY
ganglioside GM2 (18:0) (epitope ID ) has this structure: . The epitope has these synonyms: (2S,3R,4E)-3-hydroxy-2-(octadecanoylamino)octadec-4-en-1-yl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-[5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranonosyl-(2->3)]-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, beta-D-GalNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->3)]-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-beta-D-Glc-(1<->1)-N-octadecanoylsphingosine, beta-D-GalNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->3)]-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-beta-D-Glc-(1<->1)-N-stearoylsphingosine, G(M2) ganglioside, ganglioside GM2 (18:1/18:0), GM2, GM2 ganglioside, GM2 lipid, monosialoganglioside GM2, Tay-Sachs ganglioside. This epitope has been studied for immune reactivity in publication(s), tested in B cell assays.
CURATED EXPERIMENTAL DATA
B Cell Assay(s)
Assay TypePositive / All
qualitative binding
complement-dependent cytotoxicity
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
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