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.
Also Known As:
Immunoglobulin alpha-Chain; alpha-Chain Immunoglobulins; alpha-Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain; alpha-Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; Chains, Ig alpha; Heavy Chain, alpha-Immunoglobulin; Heavy Chains, alpha-Immunoglobulin; Immunoglobulin alpha Chain; Immunoglobulin alpha Chains; Immunoglobulins, alpha Chain; alpha Chain Immunoglobulins; alpha Chains, Ig; alpha Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain; alpha Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; alpha-Chain, Immunoglobulin; alpha-Chains, Immunoglobulin; Ig alpha Chains; Immunoglobulins, alpha-Chain