The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen MHC Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence A across different species:

MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A (MICA)

Other aliases include:

FLJ60820, PERB11.1, MGC111087, MIC-A, FLJ36918, MGC21250

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen MHC Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence A:

MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A – HLA class I antigen – Stress inducible class I homolog – MHC class I chain-related protein A – MHC class I chain-related gene A protein – OTTHUMP00000029088 – OTTHUMP00000165172 – stress inducible class I homolog

MHC Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence A fulfills a number of functions:

beta-2-microglobulin binding – natural killer cell lectin-like receptor binding

MHC Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence A is relevant to the following processes:

antigen processing and presentation – cytolysis – defense response to bacterium – defense response to virus – gamma-delta T cell activation – immune response to tumor cell – response to DNA damage stimulus – response to heat – stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway

Locations for MHC Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence A:

MHC class I protein complex – cell surface – cytoplasm – extracellular space – integral to plasma membrane – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology