ITGA8 (integrin subunit alpha 8)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 8516 |
| Gene name | Integrin subunit alpha 8 |
| Gene symbol | ITGA8 |
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| Chromosome | 10 |
| Chromosome location | 10p13 |
| Summary | Integrins are heterodimeric transmembrane receptor proteins that mediate numerous cellular processes including cell adhesion, cytoskeletal rearrangement, and activation of cell signaling pathways. Integrins are composed of alpha and beta subunits. This ge |
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SNPs
SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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| Protein name | Integrin alpha-8 [Cleaved into: Integrin alpha-8 heavy chain; Integrin alpha-8 light chain] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Protein function | Integrin alpha-8/beta-1 functions in the genesis of kidney and probably of other organs by regulating the recruitment of mesenchymal cells into epithelial structures. It recognizes the sequence R-G-D in a wide array of ligands including TNC, FN1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in mesenchymal cells, including alveolar myofibroblasts, kidney mesangial cells and hepatic stellar cells and vascular and visceral smooth muscle (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10504498, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7768999}. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sequence length | 1063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Associated diseases
Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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