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Protein Ontology Report - CD8A

PR:000001084 - http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PR_000001084
Ontology Information
PRO ID PR:000001084 Show OBO stanza / PAF
PRO name T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain
Synonyms
PRO-short-label: CD8A
EXACT: CD8a; T-cell surface glycoprotein Lyt-2; T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen T8/Leu-2
Gene-based: Lyt-2; Lyt2; MAL
Definition 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. [PMID:11114424, PRO:CNA, Wikipedia:CD8]
Comment Requested by=CL.
PRO Category gene
Parent PR:000000001 protein
Terms by PRO Category Retrieve All terms OBO Stanza / PAF
Organism-Independent Organism-Specific
Category Number of Terms Category Number of Terms
gene 1 organism-gene 4
sequence 2 organism-sequence 4
modification 3 organism-modification 3
union 0
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Protein Forms
PRO ID & Category Annotation Complex Name Short Label Definition & Comment

CD8A forms found in complexes
CD8A Component Complexes
PR:000025408 CD8A/iso:1/SigPep-/GlycoRes+ PR:000025402 T cell receptor co-receptor CD8

Functional Annotation
PRO Term GO Annotation Evidence
PR:000001084
CD8A
has_part Pfam:PF07686 Immunoglobulin V-set domain PIRSF:PIRSF038778

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