Gypa - glycophorin A

Enables identical protein binding activity. Acts upstream of or within regulation of response to osmotic stress. Located in external side of plasma membrane. Is integral component of plasma membrane. Is expressed in yolk sac. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in malaria. Orthologous to several human genes including GYPA (glycophorin A (MNS blood group)). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]