FCGRT

Fc fragment of IgG, receptor, transporter, alpha

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Available structures
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Identifiers
SymbolsFCGRT ; FCRN; alpha-chain
External IDsOMIM: 601437 MGI: 103017 HomoloGene: 3030 ChEMBL: 5966 GeneCards: FCGRT Gene
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez221714132
EnsemblENSG00000104870ENSMUSG00000003420
UniProtP55899Q61559
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001136019NM_010189
RefSeq (protein)NP_001129491NP_034319
Location (UCSC)Chr 19:
49.51 – 49.53 Mb
Chr 7:
45.09 – 45.1 Mb
PubMed search

IgG receptor FcRn large subunit p51 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FCGRT gene.[1][2][3]

Interactions

FCGRT has been shown to interact with Human serum albumin.[4]

References

  1. Story CM, Mikulska JE, Simister NE (December 1994). "A major histocompatibility complex class I-like Fc receptor cloned from human placenta: possible role in transfer of immunoglobulin G from mother to fetus". J. Exp. Med. 180 (6): 2377–81. doi:10.1084/jem.180.6.2377. PMC 2191771. PMID 7964511.
  2. Kandil E, Egashira M, Miyoshi O, Niikawa N, Ishibashi T, Kasahara M et al. (July 1996). "The human gene encoding the heavy chain of the major histocompatibility complex class I-like Fc receptor (FCGRT) maps to 19q13.3". Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 73 (1-2): 97–8. doi:10.1159/000134316. PMID 8646894.
  3. "Entrez Gene: FCGRT Fc fragment of IgG, receptor, transporter, alpha".
  4. Chaudhury C, Mehnaz S, Robinson JM, Hayton WL, Pearl DK, Roopenian DC et al. (February 2003). "The major histocompatibility complex-related Fc receptor for IgG (FcRn) binds albumin and prolongs its lifespan". J. Exp. Med. 197 (3): 315–22. doi:10.1084/jem.20021829. PMC 2193842. PMID 12566415.

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