| Dataset | GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations |
| Category | structural or functional annotations |
| Type | biological term |
| Description | membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A, member 2|The allergic response involves the binding of allergen to receptor-bound IgE followed by cell activation and the release of mediators responsible for the manifestations of allergy. The IgE-receptor, a tetramer composed of an alpha, beta, and 2 disulfide-linked gamma chains, is found on the surface of mast cells and basophils. This gene encodes the beta subunit of the high affinity IgE receptor which is a member of the membrane-spanning 4A gene family. Members of this nascent protein family are characterized by common structural features and similar intron/exon splice boundaries and display unique expression patterns among hematopoietic cells and nonlymphoid tissues. This family member is localized to 11q12, among a cluster of membrane-spanning 4A gene family members. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct proteins. Additional transcript variants have been described but require experimental validation. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012] (NCBI Entrez Gene Database, 2206) |
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4 genes co-occuring with the biological term ms4a2 in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
