| Entrez gene ID | | 4276 |
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| Official gene symbol | | MICA |
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| Full name | | MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A |
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| Aliases | | FLJ60820,MGC111087,PERB11.1 |
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| Gene summary | | MICA encodes the higly polymorphic MHC (HLA) class I chain-related gene A. The protein product is expressed on the cell surface, although unlike canonical class I molecules does not seem to associate with beta-2-microglobulin. It is thought that MICA functions as a stress-induced antigen that is broadly recognized by intestinal epithelial gamma delta T cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 6 Locus: 6p21.33 |
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| Gene position | | 31371371 - 31383090 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | plus |
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| Gene size | | 11720 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 600169 |
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