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HLA-B

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18026920
HLA-B
Smith, K.J., Reid, S.W., Harlos, K., Mcmichael, A.J., Stuart, D.I., Bell, J.I., Jones, E.Y. · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene[2]
Chromosome
human chromosome 6
Cytogenetic location
6p21.33
Encodes
major histocompatibility complex, class I, B, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-8 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-14 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-39 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-41 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-42 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-48 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-67 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-81 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-73 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-38 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-54 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-82 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-40 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-47 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-27 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-50 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-35 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-53 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-57 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-45 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-49 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-56 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-18 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-15 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-37 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-46 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-78 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-44 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-55 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-51 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-58 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-13 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-52 alpha chain, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B-59 alpha chain[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Expressed in
blood, spleen, granulocyte, upper lobe of left lung, appendix, bone marrow cell, right lung, monocyte, lymph node, epithelium of colon
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens
Genetic association
HIV infection
Genomic end
31324965, 31367067[6][7]
Genomic start
31321649, 31353872[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
134029[3]
Ortholog
mhc1uba, mhc1uma, mhc1ula, mhc1uka[8][9][10][11]
Strand orientation
reverse strand
🏷️ Also known as
en SPDA1 en AS en B-4901 en B-5001 en Bw-47 en Bw-50 en HEL-S-83 en HLA-B en HLAB en HLA-B15 en HLA-B-3506 en HLA-B39 en HLA-B-3905 en HLA-B*45ZJ en HLA-B49 en HLA-B50 en HLA-B55 en HLA-B-5502 en HLA-B-5602 en HLA-B59

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 6
blood, spleen, lymph node, appendix, monocyte, granulocyte
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 6
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Genetic association 1
HIV infection
Instance of 1
gene
← Genetic association 1
HIV infection
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Summary

HLA-B is a gene[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . NCBI homo sapiens annotation release 107. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Entrez Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Kersti Nebelsiek · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → MHC Class I molecule b5301 complexed with peptide TPYDINQML
    "Changed claim: Image: MHC Class I molecule b5301 complexed with peptide TPYDINQML from GAG protein of HIV2 - HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B alpha chain - 1A1M.png"
  2. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → HIV infection
    Chromosome → human chromosome 6
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    Instance of → gene
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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