glycophorin-A; PAS-2; sialoglycoprotein alpha; MN sialoglycoprotein; CD235a (GYPA, GPA)

Function

• major intrinsic membrane protein of the erythrocyte
• the N-terminal glycosylated segment, which lies outside the erythrocyte membrane, has MN blood group receptors

Structure

belongs to the glycophorin A family

Compartment

membrane

Pathology

• putative receptor for influenza virus.

Polymorphism

• along with GYPB, GYPA is responsible for the MNS blood group

More general terms

• glycophorin

Additional terms

• Orthomyxoviridae (influenza virus)

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2993
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/111300
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P02724.html