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Facts about Integrin alpha-3.
Alpha- 3/beta-1 may mediate with LGALS3 the stimulation by CSPG4 of endothelial cells migration. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | ITGA3 |
Uniprot: | P26006 |
Entrez: | 3675 |
Belongs to: |
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integrin alpha chain family |
antigen identified by monoclonal J143; CD49 antigen-like family member C; CD49c antigen; CD49c; FLJ34631; FLJ34704; FRP-2; Galactoprotein B3; GAP-B3; GAPB3CD49C; Integrin alpha 3; integrin alpha-3; integrin, alpha 3 (antigen CD49C, alpha 3 subunit of VLA-3 receptor); ITGA3; MSK18; VCA-2; very late activation protein 3 receptor, alpha-3 subunit; VL3A; VLA-3 subunit alpha; VLA3a
Mass (kDA):
116.612 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 17q21.33 |
Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (50056065..50090481) |
Isoform 1 is widely expressed. Isoform 2 is expressed in brain and heart. In brain, both isoforms are exclusively expressed on vascular smooth muscle cells, whereas in heart isoform 1 is strongly expressed on vascular smooth muscle cells, isoform 2 is detected only on endothelial vein cells.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell membrane; Lipid-anchor. Cell projection, invadopodium membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell projection, filopodium membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Enriched preferentially at invadopodia, cell membrane protrusions that correspond to sites of cell invasion, in a collagen-dependent manner.
PMID: 1655803 by Takada Y., et al. Molecular cloning and expression of the cDNA for alpha 3 subunit of human alpha 3 beta 1 (VLA-3), an integrin receptor for fibronectin, laminin, and collagen.
PMID: 1714443 by Tsuji T., et al. Identification of human galactoprotein b3, an oncogenic transformation-induced membrane glycoprotein, as VLA-3 alpha subunit: the primary structure of human integrin alpha 3.
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