Entrez gene ID | | 3133 |
Official gene symbol | | HLA-E |
Full name | | major histocompatibility complex, class I, E |
Aliases | | ,DKFZp686P19218,EA1.2,EA2.1,HLA-6.2,MHC,QA1, |
Gene summary | | HLA-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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 6 Locus: 6p21.3 |
Gene position | | 30457183 - 30461982 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 4800 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 143010 |
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