AmiGO 2: Term Details for "MHC protein binding" (GO:0042287)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0042287
Name: MHC protein binding
Ontology: molecular_function
Synonyms: major histocompatibility complex binding, major histocompatibility complex ligand
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Binding to a major histocompatibility complex molecule; a set of molecules displayed on cell surfaces that are responsible for lymphocyte recognition and antigen presentation. Source: GOC:jl
Comment: Note that this term does not include binding to the antigen peptide bound to the MHC protein, for this also annotate to 'peptide antigen binding ; GO:0042605' or one of its children.
History: See term history for GO:0042287 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to MHC protein binding (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to MHC protein binding (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for MHC protein binding (excluding "regulates").

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GO:0003674 molecular_function
GO:0005488 binding
GO:0005515 protein binding
GO:0005102 signaling receptor binding
GO:0042287 MHC protein binding
GO:0042288 MHC class I protein binding
GO:0023029 MHC class Ib protein binding
GO:0042289 MHC class II protein binding

Parents of MHC protein binding (GO:0042287)

subject	relation	object
MHC protein binding	is_a	signaling receptor binding (GO:0005102)

Children of MHC protein binding (GO:0042287)

subject	relation	object
MHC class Ib protein binding (GO:0023029)	is_a	MHC protein binding
MHC class I protein binding (GO:0042288)	is_a	MHC protein binding
MHC class II protein binding (GO:0042289)	is_a	MHC protein binding

MHC protein binding