FCAR

Fc fragment of IgA receptor

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Available structures
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Identifiers
Symbols FCAR ; CD89; CTB-61M7.2; FcalphaRI
External IDs OMIM: 147045 HomoloGene: 48064 GeneCards: FCAR Gene
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 2204 n/a
Ensembl ENSG00000186431 n/a
UniProt P24071 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002000 n/a
RefSeq (protein) NP_001991 n/a
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
54.87 – 54.89 Mb
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PubMed search n/a

Fc fragment of IgA receptor (FCAR) also known as CD89 (Cluster of Differentiation 89), is a human gene.[1]

Function

This gene is a member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily and encodes a receptor for the Fc region of IgA. The receptor is a transmembrane glycoprotein present on the surface of myeloid lineage cells such as neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, and eosinophils, where it mediates immunologic responses to pathogens. It interacts with IgA-opsonized targets and triggers several immunologic defense processes, including phagocytosis, antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, and stimulation of the release of inflammatory mediators. Alternative splicing of the transcript from this gene produces ten mRNA variants encoding different isoforms.[1]

Interactions

FCAR has been shown to interact with FCGR1A.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: FCAR Fc fragment of IgA, receptor for".
  2. Morton HC, van den Herik-Oudijk IE, Vossebeld P, Snijders A, Verhoeven AJ, Capel PJ, van de Winkel JG (December 1995). "Functional association between the human myeloid immunoglobulin A Fc receptor (CD89) and FcR gamma chain. Molecular basis for CD89/FcR gamma chain association". J. Biol. Chem. 270 (50): 29781–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.50.29781. PMID 8530370.

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