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Designing a Western blot for Integrin alpha-2? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the ITGA2 Western Blot Guide1 Citations
Facts about Integrin alpha-2.
It's responsible for adhesion of platelets and other cells to collagens, modulation of collagen and collagenase gene expression, force generation and organization of newly synthesized extracellular matrix. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ITGA2 |
| Uniprot: | P17301 |
| Entrez: | 3673 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| integrin alpha chain family |

alpha-2 subunit; CD49b antigen; CD49b; Integrin alpha 2; integrin, alpha 2 (CD49B, alpha 2 subunit of VLA-2 receptor); ITGA2; VLA 2; VLA-2 alpha
Mass (kDA):
129.295 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 5q11.2 |
| Sequence: | 5; NC_000005.10 (52989352..53094779) |
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.






PMID: 2545729 by Takada Y., et al. The primary structure of the VLA-2/collagen receptor alpha 2 subunit (platelet GPIa): homology to other integrins and the presence of a possible collagen-binding domain.
PMID: 8276836 by Zutter M.M., et al. The human alpha 2 integrin gene promoter. Identification of positive and negative regulatory elements important for cell-type and developmentally restricted gene expression.
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