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Facts about Integrin alpha-4.
Integrin alpha- 4/beta-1 recognizes the sequence Q-I-D-S in VCAM1. Integrin alpha- 4/beta-7 is also a receptor for MADCAM1.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ITGA4 |
| Uniprot: | P13612 |
| Entrez: | 3676 |

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

269C wild type; CD49 antigen-like family member D; CD49d antigen; CD49d; CD49Dantigen CD49D, alpha-4 subunit of VLA-4 receptor; IA4; Integrin alpha 4; integrin alpha-4 subunit; integrin alpha-4; Integrin alpha-IV; integrin, alpha 4 (antigen CD49D, alpha 4 subunit of VLA-4 receptor); ITGA4; MGC90518; very late activation protein 4 receptor, alpha 4 subunit; VLA-4 subunit alpha; VLA-4
Mass (kDA):
114.9 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2q31.3 |
| Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (181456892..181538940) |
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.





PMID: 2788572 by Takada Y., et al. The primary structure of the alpha 4 subunit of VLA-4: homology to other integrins and a possible cell-cell adhesion function.
PMID: 1551405 by Rubio M., et al. A single mRNA encodes the alpha 150 and alpha 80/70 forms of the alpha subunit of VLA4.