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Gene information for HLA-F (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3134
Official gene symbolHLA-F
Full namemajor histocompatibility complex, class I, F
Aliases,CDA12,HLA-5.4,HLA-CDA12,HLAF,
Gene summaryThis gene belongs to the HLA class I heavy chain paralogues. It encodes a non-classical heavy chain that forms a heterodimer with a beta-2 microglobulin light chain, with the heavy chain anchored in the membrane. Unlike most other HLA heavy chains, this molecule is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus, with a small amount present at the cell surface in some cell types. It contains a divergent peptide-binding groove, and is thought to bind a restricted subset of peptides for immune presentation. This gene exhibits few polymorphisms. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. These variants lack a coding exon found in transcripts from other HLA paralogues due to an altered splice acceptor site, resulting in a shorter cytoplasmic domain. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6p21.3
Gene position29691117 - 29695073  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size3957 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID143110