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NM_001098478
NM_001098479
NM_018950
NP_001091948
NP_001091949
NP_061823
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HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, alpha chain F is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HLA-F gene.
The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a group of cell surface proteins that in humans is also called the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) complex. These proteins are encoded by a cluster of genes known as the HLA locus. The HLA locus occupies a ~ 3Mbp stretch that is located on the short arm of chromosome 6, specifically on 6p21.1-21.3. The MHC proteins are classified into three main categories, namely class I, II, and III. There are over 140 genes within the HLA locus and they are often called HLA genes.HLA-A, B, and C are the classical class I genes and HLA-E, F and G are the nonclassical class I genes. The protein encoded from the gene HLA-F was originally isolated from the human lymphoblastoid cell line 721.