[Term]
id: PR:000001460
name: glycophorin-A
def: "A glycophorin that is a translation product of the human GYPA gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. It is the major sialoglycoprotein of the erythrocyte membrane. Structurally, glycophorin A consists of an N-terminal extracellular domain, heavily glycosylated on Ser and threonine residues, followed by a transmembrane region and a C-terminal cytoplasmic domain." [InterPro:IPR001195, PRO:CNA]
comment: Category=gene. Requested by=CL.
synonym: "GPA" RELATED Gene-based []
synonym: "GYPA" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "PAS-2" EXACT []
synonym: "CD235a" EXACT []
synonym: "MN sialoglycoprotein" EXACT []
synonym: "sialoglycoprotein alpha" EXACT []
is_a: PR:000001352 ! glycophorin