The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Major Histocompatibility Complex, Class II, DM alpha across different species:

major histocompatibility complex, class II, DM alpha (HLA-DMA), RT1 class II, locus DMa (RT1-DMa), SLA-DM alpha chain (SLA-DMA)

Other aliases include:

DMA, HLADM, RING6, D6S222E, RT1.Ma, RT1.DMa, SLA-DMA, HLA-DMA

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Major Histocompatibility Complex, Class II, DM alpha:

major histocompatibility complex, class II, DM alpha – class II histocompatibility antigen, M alpha chain – RT1 class II, DM alpha – MHC class II-like alpha chain – SLA-DM alpha chain

Major Histocompatibility Complex, Class II, DM alpha fulfills a number of functions:

ATP binding – MHC class I protein binding – nucleotide binding – peptide binding – protein binding

Major Histocompatibility Complex, Class II, DM alpha is relevant to the following processes:

antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen via MHC class II – antigen processing and presentation of peptide or polysaccharide antigen via MHC class II – chaperone mediated protein folding requiring cofactor – immunoglobulin mediated immune response – positive regulation of T cell differentiation – positive regulation of immune response – positive thymic T cell selection – protein complex assembly – protein transport – antigen processing and presentation

Locations for Major Histocompatibility Complex, Class II, DM alpha:

MHC class II protein complex – TAP complex – endosome membrane – integral to membrane – intracellular – lysosomal membrane – multivesicular body – plasma membrane – late endosome – lysosome – membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology