CD1A is an antigen-presenting protein that binds self and non-self lipid and glycolipid antigens and presents them to T-cell receptors on natural killer T-cells. During protein synthesis and maturation,CD1 family members bind endogenous lipids that are replaced by lipid or glycolipid antigens when the proteins are internalized and pass through endosomes,before trafficking back to the cell surface. CD1A is a 50-kDa glycoprotein. It has a heterodimer form with molecular weight of 65-70 kDa.