CHMP2B is a member of the vacuolar sorting protein family. CHMP2B is a component of the ESCRT-III complex which is essential for sorting endosomal articles into multivesicular bodies (MVBs), and are also obligatory for the formation of these bodies. CHMP2B is usually found in brain, heart, skeletal muscle, small intestine, pancreas, lung, placenta and leukocytes.