spinal cord mRNA composition measurement spinal cord Cd74 mRNA level 2014-01-28T11:20:32Z CMO:0002127 JSmith The amount in a specified sample of spinal cord of the messenger RNA (mRNA) which codes for Cd74, a cell surface protein which associates with class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and is an important chaperone that regulates antigen presentation for the immune response. Cd74 also serves as the cell surface receptor for the cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) for initiation of survival pathways and cell proliferation. clinical_measurement_ontology