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Gene information for HLA-E (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3133
Official gene symbolHLA-E
Full namemajor histocompatibility complex, class I, E
Aliases,DKFZp686P19218,EA1.2,EA2.1,HLA-6.2,MHC,QA1,
Gene summaryHLA-E belongs to the HLA class I heavy chain paralogues. This class I molecule is a heterodimer consisting of a heavy chain and a light chain (beta-2 microglobulin). The heavy chain is anchored in the membrane. HLA-E binds a restricted subset of peptides derived from the leader peptides of other class I molecules. The heavy chain is approximately 45 kDa and its gene contains 8 exons. Exon one encodes the leader peptide, exons 2 and 3 encode the alpha1 and alpha2 domains, which both bind the peptide, exon 4 encodes the alpha3 domain, exon 5 encodes the transmembrane region, and exons 6 and 7 encode the cytoplasmic tail. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6p21.3
Gene position30457183 - 30461982  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size4800 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID143010