ITGA8 (integrin subunit alpha 8)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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8516 |
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Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Integrin subunit alpha 8 |
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Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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ITGA8 |
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Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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Chromosome
Chromosome number
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10 |
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Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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10p13 |
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Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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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 information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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Other IDs
Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
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| UniProt ID | P53708 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Pfam
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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 categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
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