secretory IgA immunoglobulin complex
id: GO:0071751
name: secretory IgA immunoglobulin complex
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A polymeric IgA immunoglobulin complex that is complexed with one chain of secretory component (SC). Polymeric IgA is present in mucosal areas, having been transported via a transcytosis mechanism in mucosal epithelial cells relying on the polymeric Ig receptor, a portion of which then remains bound to the polymeric IgA as secretory component.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0071752 | secretory dimeric IgA immunoglobulin complex |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0071749 | polymeric IgA immunoglobulin complex |
