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T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain

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A protein that is a translation product of the human CD8A gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. CD8 is a transmembrane that is a co-receptor for MHC class-I antigen/T-cell receptor interaction. The most common form of CD8 is composed of a CD8 alpha and a CD8 beta chain. [ PRO:CNA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD8 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11114424 ]

Synonyms: CD8a, CD8A, T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen T8/Leu-2, T-cell surface glycoprotein Lyt-2

Term info

database cross reference
  • PANTHER:PTHR10441:SF1
comment

Category=gene. Requested by=CL.

has related synonym

MAL, Lyt-2, Lyt2

id

PR:000001084

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

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lacks_plasma_membrane_part