Integrin alpha 8

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

ITGA8
Identifiers
AliasesITGA8, integrin subunit alpha 8
External IDsOMIM: 604063; MGI: 109442; HomoloGene: 37396; GeneCards: ITGA8; OMA:ITGA8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 10 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 10 (human)[1]
Chromosome 10 (human)
Genomic location for ITGA8
Genomic location for ITGA8
Band10p13Start15,513,954 bp[1]
End15,719,922 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 2 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 2 (mouse)[2]
Chromosome 2 (mouse)
Genomic location for ITGA8
Genomic location for ITGA8
Band2 A1|2 9.12 cMStart12,111,443 bp[2]
End12,306,733 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • Descending thoracic aorta

  • ascending aorta

  • urethra

  • right coronary artery

  • saphenous vein

  • gastric mucosa

  • popliteal artery

  • tibial arteries

  • left coronary artery

  • vena cava
Top expressed in
  • ascending aorta

  • aortic valve

  • carotid body

  • right lung lobe

  • vas deferens

  • tunica media of zone of aorta

  • left lung lobe

  • vestibular membrane of cochlear duct

  • efferent ductule

  • conjunctival fornix
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
  • metal ion binding
Cellular component
  • integral component of membrane
  • perikaryon
  • membrane
  • postsynaptic density
  • focal adhesion
  • integrin alpha8-beta1 complex
  • plasma membrane
  • apical part of cell
  • cell surface
  • integrin complex
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • dendritic spine membrane
Biological process
  • positive regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
  • cell differentiation
  • kidney development
  • establishment of protein localization
  • extracellular matrix organization
  • memory
  • nervous system development
  • multicellular organism development
  • brain development
  • cell adhesion
  • cell projection organization
  • inner ear morphogenesis
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in smooth muscle cell differentiation
  • smooth muscle tissue development
  • mesodermal cell differentiation
  • integrin-mediated signaling pathway
  • substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading
  • cell-matrix adhesion
  • metanephros development
  • cell-cell adhesion
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

8516

241226

Ensembl

ENSG00000077943

ENSMUSG00000026768

UniProt

P53708

A2ARA8

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001291494
NM_003638

NM_001001309

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001278423
NP_003629

NP_001001309
NP_001395029
NP_001395030
NP_001395031

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 15.51 – 15.72 MbChr 2: 12.11 – 12.31 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Integrin alpha-8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGA8 gene.[5][6]


References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000077943 – Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000026768 – 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. ^ Schnapp LM, Breuss JM, Ramos DM, Sheppard D, Pytela R (Jul 1995). "Sequence and tissue distribution of the human integrin alpha 8 subunit: a beta 1-associated alpha subunit expressed in smooth muscle cells". J Cell Sci. 108 (2): 537–44. doi:10.1242/jcs.108.2.537. PMID 7768999.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: ITGA8 integrin, alpha 8".

Further reading

  • Schnapp LM, Hatch N, Ramos DM, et al. (1995). "The human integrin alpha 8 beta 1 functions as a receptor for tenascin, fibronectin, and vitronectin". J. Biol. Chem. 270 (39): 23196–202. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.39.23196. PMID 7559467.
  • Denda S, Müller U, Crossin KL, et al. (1998). "Utilization of a soluble integrin-alkaline phosphatase chimera to characterize integrin alpha 8 beta 1 receptor interactions with tenascin: murine alpha 8 beta 1 binds to the RGD site in tenascin-C fragments, but not to native tenascin-C". Biochemistry. 37 (16): 5464–74. doi:10.1021/bi9727489. PMC 2710129. PMID 9548928.
  • Hartner A, Schöcklmann H, Pröls F, et al. (1999). "Alpha8 integrin in glomerular mesangial cells and in experimental glomerulonephritis". Kidney Int. 56 (4): 1468–80. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00662.x. PMID 10504498.
  • Littlewood Evans A, Müller U (2000). "Stereocilia defects in the sensory hair cells of the inner ear in mice deficient in integrin alpha8beta1". Nat. Genet. 24 (4): 424–8. doi:10.1038/74286. PMID 10742111. S2CID 2316181.
  • Brandenberger R, Schmidt A, Linton J, et al. (2001). "Identification and characterization of a novel extracellular matrix protein nephronectin that is associated with integrin alpha8beta1 in the embryonic kidney". J. Cell Biol. 154 (2): 447–58. doi:10.1083/jcb.200103069. PMC 2150762. PMID 11470831.
  • Ljubimov AV, Saghizadeh M, Pytela R, et al. (2001). "Increased expression of tenascin-C-binding epithelial integrins in human bullous keratopathy corneas". J. Histochem. Cytochem. 49 (11): 1341–50. doi:10.1177/002215540104901102. PMID 11668187.
  • Valerius MT, Patterson LT, Feng Y, Potter SS (2002). "Hoxa 11 is upstream of Integrin alpha8 expression in the developing kidney". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (12): 8090–5. Bibcode:2002PNAS...99.8090V. doi:10.1073/pnas.122229199. PMC 123025. PMID 12060755.
  • Lu M, Munger JS, Steadele M, et al. (2003). "Integrin alpha8beta1 mediates adhesion to LAP-TGFbeta1". J. Cell Sci. 115 (Pt 23): 4641–8. doi:10.1242/jcs.00145. PMID 12415008.
  • Bieritz B, Spessotto P, Colombatti A, et al. (2004). "Role of alpha8 integrin in mesangial cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation". Kidney Int. 64 (1): 119–27. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00057.x. PMID 12787402.
  • Deloukas P, Earthrowl ME, Grafham DV, et al. (2004). "The DNA sequence and comparative analysis of human chromosome 10". Nature. 429 (6990): 375–81. Bibcode:2004Natur.429..375D. doi:10.1038/nature02462. PMID 15164054.
  • Ekwa-Ekoka C, Diaz GA, Carlson C, et al. (2005). "Genomic organization and sequence variation of the human integrin subunit alpha8 gene (ITGA8)". Matrix Biol. 23 (7): 487–96. doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2004.08.005. PMID 15579315.
  • Scherberich A, Tucker RP, Degen M, et al. (2005). "Tenascin-W is found in malignant mammary tumors, promotes alpha8 integrin-dependent motility and requires p38MAPK activity for BMP-2 and TNF-alpha induced expression in vitro". Oncogene. 24 (9): 1525–32. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1208342. PMID 15592496.
  • ITGA8 Info with links in the Cell Migration Gateway Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
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AlphaBetaDimers
Cytoadhesin receptor:
Fibrinogen receptor:
Fibronectin receptor:
Leukocyte-adhesion receptor:
Very late antigen receptor:
Vitronectin receptor:
see also cell surface receptor deficiencies


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