IgM antibodies play an important role in primary defense mechanisms. They have been shown to be involved in early recognition of exteal invaders like bacteria and viruses, cellular waste and modified self, as well as in recognition and elimination of precancerous and cancerous lesions. (UniProt)
Formulation
Antibody in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol
Host
Rabbit
Immunogen Region
A synthetic peptide specific to human Human IgM / IGHM was used as the immunogen for the Human IgM antibody.