T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chainImported
A protein that is a translation product of the human CD8A gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. CD8 is a transmembrane that is a co-receptor for MHC class-I antigen/T-cell receptor interaction. The most common form of CD8 is composed of a CD8 alpha and a CD8 beta chain.
Category=gene. Requested by=CL.
Defined bypr
Exact Synonyms
CD8A
CD8a
T-cell surface glycoprotein Lyt-2
T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen T8/Leu-2
Related Synonyms
Lyt-2
Lyt2
MAL
class Information
cross-species exact match
has_obo_namespace
protein