Function
SH2D1B Antibody is a cytoplasmic adapter protein that regulates receptors of the signaling lymphocytic activation molecule (SLAM) family, including CD84, SLAMF1, LY9, and CD244. In SLAM signaling, SH2D1B appears to collaborate with SH2D1A/SAP. It plays a role in regulating effector functions of natural killer (NK) cells by controlling signal transduction through CD244/2B4 without affecting its tyrosine phosphorylation. Downstream signaling involves PLCG1 and ERK activation. Activation of SLAMF7-mediated NK cell function does not influence receptor tyrosine phosphorylation but does affect distal signaling. In the context of NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity, SH2D1B does not enhance conjugate formation with target cells but stimulates polarization of the microtubule-organizing center and cytotoxic granules toward the NK cell synapse. SH2D1B negatively regulates CD40-induced cytokine production in dendritic cells downstream of SLAM family receptors, likely by inducing activation of the PI3K pathway to inhibit p38 MAPK and JNK activation.