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Aliases | MS4A2 , APY, ATOPY, FCER1B, FCERI, IGEL, IGER, IGHER, MS4A1, membrane spanning 4-domains A2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 147138; MGI: 95495; HomoloGene: 112; GeneCards: MS4A2; OMA:MS4A2 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High affinity immunoglobulin epsilon receptor subunit beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MS4A2 gene. [5] [6]
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 family members. [6]
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