Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
8516
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Integrin subunit alpha 8
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
ITGA8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
-
Chromosome Chromosome number
10
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
10p13
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs374664941 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs587777279 A>G Pathogenic Genic downstream transcript variant, splice donor variant
rs587777280 ACCTC>- Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant
rs748467820 G>A,T Likely-benign, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant, missense variant
rs1554775668 ->A Pathogenic Frameshift variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT047150 hsa-miR-183-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT040247 hsa-miR-615-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT547808 hsa-miR-6844 HITS-CLIP 21572407
MIRT547807 hsa-miR-4709-3p HITS-CLIP 21572407
MIRT547808 hsa-miR-6844 PAR-CLIP 20371350
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001656 Process Metanephros development IEA
GO:0001704 Process Formation of primary germ layer IEA
GO:0001822 Process Kidney development IEA
GO:0001822 Process Kidney development IMP 24439109
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IDA 24439109
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
604063 6144 ENSG00000077943
Protein
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
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01839 FG-GAP 321 363 FG-GAP repeat Repeat
PF01839 FG-GAP 386 422 FG-GAP repeat Repeat
PF08441 Integrin_alpha2 483 934 Integrin alpha Family
PF00357 Integrin_alpha 1035 1049 Integrin alpha cytoplasmic region Family
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}.
Sequence
MSPGASRGPRGSQAPLIAPLCCAAAALGMLLWSPACQAFNLDVEKLTVYSGPKGSYFGYA
VDFHIPDARTASVLVGAPKANTSQPDIVEGGAVYYCPWPAEGSAQCRQIPFDTTNNRKIR
VNGTKEPIEFKSNQWFGATVKAHKGKVVACAPLYHWRTLKPTPEKDPVGTCYVAIQNFSA
YAEFSPCRNSNADPEGQGYCQAGFSLDFYKNGDLIVGGPGSFYWQGQVITASVADIIANY
SFKDILRKLAGEKQTEVAPASYDDSYLGYSVAAGEFTGDSQQELVAGIPRGAQNFGYVSI
INSTDMTFIQNFTGEQMASYFGYTVVVSDVNSDGLDDVLVGAPLFMEREFESNPREVGQI
YLY
LQVSSLLFRDPQILTGTETFGRFGSAMAHLGDLNQDGYNDIAIGVPFAGKDQRGKVL
IY
NGNKDGLNTKPSQVLQGVWASHAVPSGFGFTLRGDSDIDKNDYPDLIVGAFGTGKVAV
YRARPVVTVDAQLLLHPMIINLENKTCQVPDSMTSAACFSLRVCASVTGQSIANTIVLMA
EVQLDSLKQKGAIKRTLFLDNHQAHRVFPLVIKRQKSHQCQDFIVYLRDETEFRDKLSPI
NISLNYSLDESTFKEGLEVKPILNYYRENIVSEQAHILVDCGEDNLCVPDLKLSARPDKH
QVIIGDENHLMLIINARNEGEGAYEAELFVMIPEEADYVGIERNNKGFRPLSCEYKMENV
TRMVVCDLGNPMVSGTNYSLGLRFAVPRLEKTNMSINFDLQIRSSNKDNPDSNFVSLQIN
ITAVAQVEIRGVSHPPQIVLPIHNWEPEEEPHKEEEVGPLVEHIYELHNIGPSTISDTIL
EVGWPFSARDEFLLYIFHIQTLGPLQCQPNPNINPQDIKPAASPEDTPELSAFLRNSTIP
HLVRKRDVHVVEFHRQSPAKILNCTNIECLQISC
AVGRLEGGESAVLKVRSRLWAHTFLQ
RKNDPYALASLVSFEVKKMPYTDQPAKLPEGSIVIKTSVIWATPNVSFSIPLWVIILAIL
LGLLVLAILTLALWKCGFFDRARPPQEDMTDREQLTNDKTPEA
Sequence length 1063
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
Focal adhesion
ECM-receptor interaction
Cell adhesion molecules
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton
Cytoskeleton in muscle cells
Human papillomavirus infection
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
  Molecules associated with elastic fibres
Integrin cell surface interactions
ECM proteoglycans
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Causal Diseases caused by PATHOGENIC or LIKELY PATHOGENIC variants from ClinVar only
Disease merge term Disease name dbSNP ID References
RENAL HYPODYSPLASIA/APLASIA Renal hypodysplasia/aplasia 1 rs374664941, rs587777279, rs587777280 N/A
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Hypertension Hypertension N/A N/A GWAS
Parkinson Disease Parkinson's disease N/A N/A GWAS
Prostate cancer Prostate cancer, Prostate cancer (late onset) N/A N/A GWAS
Renal Agenesis bilateral renal agenesis N/A N/A GenCC
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 30106131, 36911684
Cakut Associate 29197384, 37499630
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 12174369
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 26198048
Carcinoma Renal Cell Inhibit 36911684
Colonic Neoplasms Associate 31322253
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 25997610
COVID 19 Associate 33413422
Fibrosis Associate 17652099
Fraser Syndrome Associate 29197384