ITGA9

Integrin, alpha 9
Identifiers
SymbolsITGA9 ; ALPHA-RLC; ITGA4L; RLC
External IDsOMIM: 603963 MGI: 104756 HomoloGene: 1664 IUPHAR: 2448 ChEMBL: 3170 GeneCards: ITGA9 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez3680104099
EnsemblENSG00000144668ENSMUSG00000039115
UniProtQ13797B8JK39
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_002207NM_001113514
RefSeq (protein)NP_002198NP_001106986
Location (UCSC)Chr 3:
37.49 – 37.87 Mb
Chr 9:
118.61 – 118.9 Mb
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Integrin alpha-9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGA9 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

This gene encodes an alpha integrin. Integrins are heterodimeric integral membrane glycoproteins composed of an alpha chain and a beta chain that mediate cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion. The protein encoded by this gene, when bound to the beta 1 chain, forms an integrin that is a receptor for VCAM1, cytotactin and osteopontin. Expression of this gene has been found to be upregulated in small cell lung cancers.[3]

Interactions

The α9 subunit forms a heterodimeric complex with a β1 subunit to form the α9β1 integrin. This integrin participates in cell adhesion with various ligands in the extracellular matrix (ECM), including extra domain A (EDA) fibronectin, tenascin-C, ADAMs, EMELIN1, osteopontin, and VEGF.[4] α9β1 binding is independent of the RGD peptide sequence.

References

  1. Palmer EL, Rüegg C, Ferrando R, Pytela R, Sheppard D (Jan 1994). "Sequence and tissue distribution of the integrin alpha 9 subunit, a novel partner of beta 1 that is widely distributed in epithelia and muscle". J Cell Biol 123 (5): 1289–97. doi:10.1083/jcb.123.5.1289. PMC 2119880. PMID 8245132.
  2. Hibi K, Yamakawa K, Ueda R, Horio Y, Murata Y, Tamari M, Uchida K, Takahashi T, Nakamura Y, Takahashi T (Feb 1994). "Aberrant upregulation of a novel integrin alpha subunit gene at 3p21.3 in small cell lung cancer". Oncogene 9 (2): 611–9. PMID 8290272.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: ITGA9 integrin, alpha 9".
  4. Høye AM, Couchman JR, Wewer UM, Fukami K, Yoneda A (May 2012). "The newcomer in the integrin family: integrin α9 in biology and cancer.". Advances in biological regulation 52 (2): 326–39. doi:10.1016/j.jbior.2012.03.004. PMID 22781746.

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