HMHB1, Official Symbol HMHB1provided by HGNC Official Full Name histocompatibility minor HB-1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29677 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000158497 MIM:609961; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29677 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HB-1; HB-1Y; HLA-HB1 Summary This gene encodes one of the minor histocompatibility antigens, which play an important role in the induction of cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) reactivity against leukemia after human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). This gene is only expressed in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells and Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cells. The translation of this mRNA initiates at a non-AUG (CUG) codon. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs all