| 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). |
| 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, SPP1 TGFB1, TGFB3 and VTN. NPNT is probably its functional ligand in kidney genesis. Neuronal receptor for TNC it mediates cell-cell interactions and regulates neurite outgrowth of sensory and motor neurons. |
| Protein Name | Integrin Alpha-8 Cleaved Into - Integrin Alpha-8 Heavy Chain - Integrin Alpha-8 Light Chain |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-2129379Reactome: R-HSA-216083Reactome: R-HSA-2173789Reactome: R-HSA-3000178Reactome: R-HSA-9830674 |
| Cellular Localisation | MembraneSingle-Pass Type I Membrane ProteinCell Membrane |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Integrin Alpha-8 Cleaved Into - Integrin Alpha-8 Heavy Chain - Integrin Alpha-8 Light Chain antibodyAnti-ITGA8 antibody |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org
