Anti-CD179a antibodies enable researchers to detect and measure the CD179a antigen in biological samples. This target is a reported synonym of the VPREB1 gene, which encodes V-set pre-B cell surrogate light chain 1. This protein is known to function in immune response pathways, among other biological roles. The human version of CD179a has a canonical amino acid length of 145 residues and a protein mass of 16.6 kilodaltons. It is reported to be localized in the ER of cells and notably expressed in the bone marrow and tonsil. Other names for this target antigen include IGI and IGVPB.