MS4A2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox High affinity immunoglobulin epsilon receptor subunit beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MS4A2 gene.[1][2]

Function

The allergic response involves the binding of allergen to receptor-bound IgE followed by cell activation and the release of mediators responsible for the manifestations of allergy. The IgE-receptor, a tetramer composed of an alpha, beta, and 2 disulfide-linked gamma chains, is found on the surface of mast cells and basophils. This gene encodes the beta subunit of the high affinity IgE receptor which is a member of the membrane-spanning 4A gene family. Members of this nascent protein family are characterized by common structural features and similar intron/exon splice boundaries and display unique expression patterns among hematopoietic cells and nonlymphoid tissues. This family member is localized to 11q12, among a cluster of family members.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Maekawa K, Imagawa N, Tanaka Y, Harada S (Aug 1992). "Determination of the sequence coding for the beta subunit of the human high-affinity IgE receptor". FEBS Lett. 302 (2): 161–5. Bibcode:1992FEBSL.302..161M. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(92)80430-O. PMID 1386024. S2CID 44791683.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: MS4A2 membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A, member 2 (Fc fragment of IgE, high affinity I, receptor for; beta polypeptide)".

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.