Integrin alpha 9

Integrin alpha-9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGA9 gene.[5][6][7] Cytogenetic location: 3p22.2 [8]

ITGA9
Identifiers
AliasesITGA9, ALPHA-RLC, ITGA4L, RLC, integrin subunit alpha 9
External IDsOMIM: 603963 MGI: 104756 HomoloGene: 1664 GeneCards: ITGA9
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 3 (human)[1]
Band3p22.2Start37,452,115 bp[1]
End37,823,507 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

3680

104099

Ensembl

ENSG00000144668

ENSMUSG00000039115

UniProt

Q13797

B8JK39

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002207

NM_001113514
NM_133721

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002198

NP_001106986
NP_598482

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 37.45 – 37.82 MbChr 9: 118.61 – 118.9 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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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 tenascin-C, VCAM1 and osteopontin. Expression of this gene has been found to be upregulated in small cell lung cancers.[7]

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.[9] α9β1 binding is independent of the RGD peptide sequence.

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000144668 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000039115 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Entrez Gene: ITGA9 integrin, alpha 9".
  8. Sulimova G, Kutsenko A, Rakhmanaliev E, Udina I, Kompaniytsev A, Protopopov A, Moisjak E, Klimov E, Muravenko O, Zelenin A, Braga E, Kashuba V, Zabarovsky E, Kisselev L (2002). "Human chromosome 3: integration of 60 NotI clones into a physical and gene map". Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 98: 177–183. doi:10.1159/000069814. PMID 12698000.
  9. 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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