Protein Name immunoglobulin heavy constant alpha
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 238447
Gene Symbol

Igha

UniProt -
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 115
Total Number of Articles : 109
Description

immunoglobulin heavy constant alpha

Gene Summary

Enables antigen binding activity. Acts upstream of or within humoral immune response mediated by circulating immunoglobulin and mucosal immune response. Part of immunoglobulin complex, circulating. Is expressed in large intestine and small intestine. Orthologous to human IGHA1 (immunoglobulin heavy constant alpha 1) and IGHA2 (immunoglobulin heavy constant alpha 2 (A2m marker)). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • immunoglobulin heavy chain 2 (serum IgA)
  • IgA
  • Igh-2
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Properties