AmiGO 2: Term Details for "IgA immunoglobulin complex" (GO:0071745)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0071745
Name: IgA immunoglobulin complex
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: IgA1 antibody, IgA2 antibody
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A protein complex composed of two identical immunoglobulin heavy chains of the IgA isotype and two identical immunoglobulin light chains, held together by disulfide bonds, and sometimes complexed with J chain or J chain and secretory component. An IgA immunoglobulin complex may be embedded in the plasma membrane or present in the extracellular space, in mucosal areas or other tissues, or circulating in the blood or lymph. Source: ISBN:0781765196, PMID:16362985, GOC:add
Comment: Note that an IgA immunoglobulin complex has the function of antigen binding if a suitable antigen is available.
History: See term history for GO:0071745 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to IgA immunoglobulin complex (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to IgA immunoglobulin complex (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for IgA immunoglobulin complex (excluding "regulates").

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GO:0005575 cellular_component
PR:000050567 protein-containing material entity
GO:0032991 protein-containing complex
GO:0019814 immunoglobulin complex
GO:0071745 IgA immunoglobulin complex
GO:0071747 IgA B cell receptor complex
GO:0071746 IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating

Parents of IgA immunoglobulin complex (GO:0071745)

subject	relation	object
IgA immunoglobulin complex	is_a	immunoglobulin complex (GO:0019814)

Children of IgA immunoglobulin complex (GO:0071745)

subject	relation	object
IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating (GO:0071746)	is_a	IgA immunoglobulin complex
IgA B cell receptor complex (GO:0071747)	is_a	IgA immunoglobulin complex

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