AmiGO 2: Term Details for "IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating" (GO:0071746)

Accession: GO:0071746
Name: IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: IgA antibody, IgA1 antibody, IgA2 antibody
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A protein complex composed of two identical immunoglobulin heavy chains of an IgA isotype and two identical immunoglobulin light chains, held together by disulfide bonds, sometimes complexed with J chain or J chain and secretory component, and 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:0071746 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
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subject	relation	object
IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating	is_a	IgA immunoglobulin complex (GO:0071745)
IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating	is_a	immunoglobulin complex, circulating (GO:0042571)

subject	relation	object
polymeric IgA immunoglobulin complex (GO:0071749)	is_a	IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating
IgA plasmablast (CL:0000984)	RO:0003000	IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating
IgA short lived plasma cell (CL:0000976)	RO:0003000	IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating
monomeric IgA immunoglobulin complex (GO:0071748)	is_a	IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating
IgA plasma cell (CL:0000987)	RO:0003000	IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating

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