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HLA-C 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. Class I molecules play a central role in the immune system by presenting peptides derived from endoplasmic reticulum lumen. They are expressed in nearly all cells. 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 domain, 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. Polymorphisms within exon 2 and exon 3 are responsible for the peptide binding specificity of each class one molecule. Typing for these polymorphisms is routinely done for bone marrow and kidney transplantation. Over one hundred HLA-C alleles have been described.
HLA and MHC antibodies play a significant role in Immunopeptidomics, facilitating the identification and characterization of neoantigens through high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem Mass Spectrometry.
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Protein Aliases: alpha chain of MHC class II; HLA C; HLA class I histocompatibility antigen C alpha chain; HLA class I histocompatibility antigen Cw-1 alpha chain; HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, C alpha chain; HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, Cw-15 alpha chain; HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, Cw-18 alpha chain; HLA-C; HLA-C alpha chain; HLA-C alpha chain (HLA-Cw*15v); HLA-C alpha chain for Cw*18GB; HLA-C alpha-chain; HLA-C antigen; HLA-Cw; HLA-Cw*04GB; HLA-Cw*1702; HLA-Cw*18GB; HLA-Cw-1503; Human leukocyte antigen C; human leukocyte antigen-C alpha chain; leukocyte antigen C; major histocompatibility antigen HLA-C; MHC clas I antigen; MHC class 1 antigen; MHC Class I antigen; MHC class I antigen Cw*15; MHC class I antigen Cw*18; MHC class I antigen heavy chain HLA-C; MHC class I histocompatibility antigen; MHC class I molecule; MHC class II antigen; surface antigen; truncated MHC class I antigen
Gene Aliases: D6S204; HLA-C; HLA-JY3; HLAC; HLC-C; MHC; PSORS1
UniProt ID: (Human) Q29990
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 3107
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