Species Human Entrez 3675 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000005884 | |
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Aliases ITGA3, CD49C, GAP-B3, GAPB3, ILNEB, MSK18, VCA-2, VL3A, VLA3a, FRP-2, integrin subunit alpha 3 External IDs OMIM: 605025 MGI: 96602 HomoloGene: 21129 GeneCards: ITGA3 | ||
Integrin alpha-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGA3 gene. ITGA3 is an integrin alpha subunit. Together with beta-1 subunit, it makes up half of the α3β1 integrin duplex that plays a role in neural migration and corticogenesis, acted upon by such factors as netrin-1 and reelin.
Contents
ITGA3 encodes the integrin alpha 3 chain. Integrins are heterodimeric integral membrane proteins composed of an alpha chain and a beta chain. Alpha chain 3 undergoes post-translational cleavage in the extracellular domain to yield disulfide-linked light and heavy chains that join with beta 1 to form an integrin that interacts with many extracellular matrix proteins.
Alternative names
The alpha 3 beta 1 integrin is known variously as: very late (activation) antigen 3 ('VLA-3'), very common antigen 2 ('VCA-2'), extracellular matrix receptor 1 ('ECMR1'), and galactoprotein b3 ('GAPB3').
Interactions
CD49c has been shown to interact with: