Immunoglobulin alpha-Chains

**Definition:** The class of heavy chains found in IMMUNOGLOBULIN A. They have a molecular weight of approximately 58 kDa and contain about 470 amino acid residues arranged in four domains and an oligosaccharide component bound covalently to their Fc fragment constant region.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.124.486.485.114.619.026.515 - D12.776.124.486.485.705.500.350 - D12.776.124.790.651.114.619.026.515 - D12.776.124.790.651.705.500.350 - D12.776.377.715.548.114.619.026.515 - D12.776.377.715.548.705.500.350

**Synonyms:** - alpha-Chain Immunoglobulins - Ig alpha Chains - alpha-Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains - Immunoglobulin alpha-Chain - Immunoglobulins, alpha-Chain - alpha-Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain