HLA-Y explained

Major histocompatibility complex, class I, Y (pseudogene) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HLA-Y gene.^[1]

Further reading

• Gleimer . M. . Wahl . A. R. . Hickman . H. D. . Abi-Rached . L. . Norman . P. J. . Guethlein . L. A. . Hammond . J. A. . Draghi . M. . Adams . E. J. . Juo . S. . Jalili . R. . Gharizadeh . B. . Ronaghi . M. . Garcia . K. C. . Hildebrand . W. H. . Parham . P. . Although Divergent in Residues of the Peptide Binding Site, Conserved Chimpanzee Patr-AL and Polymorphic Human HLA-A*02 Have Overlapping Peptide-Binding Repertoires . 10.4049/jimmunol.1002990 . The Journal of Immunology . 186 . 3 . 1575–1588 . 2011 . 21209280 . 3124313 .
• Coquillard . G. . Lau . M. . Kletzel . M. . Rodriguez-Marino . S. G. . Identification of two pseudogenes with sequence homology to human and gorilla MHC class IA genes: Ancestral haplotype in the Filipino population . 10.1016/j.humimm.2004.02.025 . Human Immunology . 65 . 6 . 665–673 . 2004 . 15219387 .
• Williams . F. . Curran . M. D. . Middleton . D. . Characterisation of a novel HLA-A pseudogene, HLA-BEL, with significant sequence identity with a gorilla MHC class I gene . Tissue Antigens . 54 . 4 . 360–369 . 1999 . 10551419 . 10.1034/j.1399-0039.1999.540405.x.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entrez Gene: Major histocompatibility complex, class I, Y (pseudogene). 2014-01-20 .