Category:GO:0042611 ! MHC protein complex

name: MHC protein complex
namespace: cellular_component
def: "A transmembrane protein complex composed of an MHC alpha chain and, in most cases, either an MHC class II beta chain or an invariant beta2-microglobin chain, and with or without a bound peptide, lipid, or polysaccharide antigen." [GOC:add, GOC:jl, ISBN:0781735149, PMID:15928678, PMID:16153240]
subset: goslim_pir
is_a: GO:0043234 ! protein complex
is_a: GO:0044459 ! plasma membrane part

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 3 child terms, out of 3 total.

• [  ] GO:0032398 ! MHC class Ib protein complex
• [  ] GO:0042612 ! MHC class I protein complex
• [  ] GO:0042613 ! MHC class II protein complex