integrin subunit alpha 6

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein Protein Q21107772

Facts

9 properties
Part of
Integrin domain superfamily, integrin alpha chain, Integrin alpha, N-terminal, auxiliary protein involved in transmembrane transport, Integrin alpha beta-propellor, protein family, Integrin alpha-2, protein family, FG-GAP repeat, protein family, Integrin alpha chain, C-terminal cytoplasmic region, conserved site, protein family[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Biological process
cellular response to extracellular stimulus, hemidesmosome assembly, renal system development, nail development, positive regulation of cell-cell adhesion, filopodium assembly, negative regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway, extracellular matrix organization, odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth, cell-substrate adhesion, positive regulation of GTPase activity, cell adhesion, cell adhesion mediated by integrin, brown fat cell differentiation, positive regulation of apoptotic process, cell-substrate junction assembly, integrin-mediated signaling pathway, positive regulation of phosphorylation, cell-matrix adhesion, digestive tract development, ectodermal cell differentiation, leukocyte migration, skin development, positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, amelogenesis, cellular response to organic cyclic compound, positive regulation of cell-substrate adhesion, positive regulation of cell migration, cell-cell adhesion, positive regulation of neuron projection development
Cell component
integral component of membrane, membrane, focal adhesion, basal part of cell, plasma membrane, hemidesmosome, basement membrane, cell surface, integrin complex, basal plasma membrane, basolateral plasma membrane, external side of plasma membrane, integrin alpha6-beta4 complex, filopodium, focal adhesion, cell surface
Encoded by
ITGA6
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens
Has part(s)
FG-GAP repeat, Integrin alpha chain, C-terminal cytoplasmic region, conserved site, Integrin alpha-2, Integrin alpha beta-propellor[11][12][13][14]
Has parts
FG-GAP repeat, Integrin alpha chain, C-terminal cytoplasmic region, conserved site, Integrin alpha-2, Integrin alpha beta-propellor
Molecular function
metal ion binding, integrin binding, protein binding, laminin binding, neuregulin binding, protein-containing complex binding, insulin-like growth factor I binding, cadherin binding, cadherin binding
🏷️ Also known as
en VLA-6 en CD49 antigen-like family member F en integrin alpha-6 en integrin, alpha 6 en Integrin alpha6 en integrin alpha6B en integrin subunit alpha 6 en ITGA6 en Very Late Antigen-6 de Very Late Antigen-6 fr Very Late Antigen-6
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Freebase ID
/m/03czhq0
MeSH descriptor ID
D039503
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
105464187
Transporter Classification Database ID
8.A.54.1.2
UniProt protein ID
P23229

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Cell component 6
Biological process 2
Instance of 2
Found in taxon 1
Molecular function 1
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Summary

integrin subunit alpha 6 is a protein[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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