NCIt synonyms : Receptor-Type Tyrosine-Protein Phosphatase C Isoform CD45RA; CD45RA Antigen; Receptor-Type Tyrosine-Protein Phosphatase C Isoform 6;
NCIt definition : CD45RA (1211 aa, 138 kDa) is encoded by the human PTPRC gene. This protein plays
a role in both lymphocyte function and protein dephosphorylation. It is an isoform
of receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase C that is missing the amino acids encoded
by exons 5 and 6 of the PTPRC gene.;