{"symbol":"CD79A","synonyms":["MB-1","IGA"],"name":"CD79a molecule, immunoglobulin-associated alpha","description":"The B lymphocyte antigen receptor is a multimeric complex that includes the antigen-specific component, surface immunoglobulin (Ig). Surface Ig non-covalently associates with two other proteins, Ig-alpha and Ig-beta, which are necessary for expression and function of the B-cell antigen receptor. This gene encodes the Ig-alpha protein of the B-cell antigen component. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":973,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/973","proteins":[{"symbol":"CD79A_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/CD79A_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"CD molecules (CD)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/CD+molecules+%28CD%29"},{"name":"Immunoglobulin superfamily domain containing","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Immunoglobulin+superfamily+domain+containing"}]}