EA1.2 Protein, EA2.1 Protein, HLA-6.2 Protein, MHC Protein, QA1 Protein, major histocompatibility complex, class I, E Protein, HLA-E Protein, PATR-E Protein
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Synonyms: DKFZp686P19218,EA1.2,EA2.1,HLA-6.2,MHC,QA1 Gene Description: major histocompatibility complex, class I, E Gene Name: HLA-E 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. GenBank: AK098434.1