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MR1 major histocompatibility complex, class I-related

Gene ID: 3140, updated on 17-Jun-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: HLALS

Summary

MAIT (mucosal-associated invariant T-cells) lymphocytes represent a small population of T-cells primarily found in the gut. The protein encoded by this gene is an antigen-presenting molecule that presents metabolites of microbial vitamin B to MAITs. This presentation may activate the MAITs to regulate the amounts of specific types of bacteria in the gut. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene, and a pseudogene of it has been detected about 36 kbp upstream on the same chromosome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]

Genomic context

Location:
1q25.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (181033387..181061938)
Total number of exons:
8

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