ITGA5

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Integrin, alpha 5 (fibronectin receptor, alpha polypeptide)
Identifiers
Symbol(s) ITGA5; CD49e; FNRA; VLA5A
External IDs OMIM: 135620 MGI96604 HomoloGene20508
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Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 3678 16402
Ensembl ENSG00000161638 ENSMUSG00000000555
Uniprot P08648 Q3U7M6
Refseq NM_002205 (mRNA)
NP_002196 (protein)
NM_010577 (mRNA)
NP_034707 (protein)
Location Chr 12: 53.08 - 53.1 Mb Chr 15: 103.17 - 103.19 Mb
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Integrin, alpha 5 (fibronectin receptor, alpha polypeptide), also known as ITGA5, is a human gene.

The product of this gene belongs to the integrin alpha chain family. Integrins are heterodimeric integral membrane proteins composed of an alpha chain and a beta chain. This gene encodes the integrin alpha 5 chain. Alpha chain 5 undergoes post-translational cleavage in the extracellular domain to yield disulfide-linked light and heavy chains that join with beta 1 to form a fibronectin receptor. In addition to adhesion, integrins are known to participate in cell-surface mediated signalling.[1]

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  • Ruoslahti E (1996). "Integrin signaling and matrix assembly.". Tumour Biol. 17 (2): 117–24. PMID 8658014. 
  • Coulombel L, Auffray I, Gaugler MH, Rosemblatt M (1997). "Expression and function of integrins on hematopoietic progenitor cells.". Acta Haematol. 97 (1-2): 13–21. PMID 8980606. 
  • Porter JC, Hogg N (1999). "Integrins take partners: cross-talk between integrins and other membrane receptors.". Trends Cell Biol. 8 (10): 390–6. PMID 9789327. 
  • Evans JP (2001). "Fertilin beta and other ADAMs as integrin ligands: insights into cell adhesion and fertilization.". Bioessays 23 (7): 628–39. doi:10.1002/bies.1088. PMID 11462216. 

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