Integrin alpha 8

ITGA8
Identifiers
Aliases	ITGA8, integrin subunit alpha 8
External IDs	OMIM: 604063; MGI: 109442; HomoloGene: 37396; GeneCards: ITGA8; OMA:ITGA8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 10 (human)
End	15,719,922 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End	12,306,733 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	Descending thoracic aorta; ; ascending aorta; ; urethra; ; right coronary artery; ; saphenous vein; ; gastric mucosa; ; popliteal artery; ; tibial arteries; ; left coronary artery; ; vena cava;
	Top expressed in
	ascending aorta; ; aortic valve; ; carotid body; ; right lung lobe; ; vas deferens; ; tunica media of zone of aorta; ; left lung lobe; ; vestibular membrane of cochlear duct; ; efferent ductule; ; conjunctival fornix;
	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	metal ion binding;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; perikaryon; membrane; postsynaptic density; focal adhesion; integrin alpha8-beta1 complex; plasma membrane; apical part of cell; cell surface; integrin complex; endoplasmic reticulum; dendritic spine membrane;
Biological process	positive regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway; cell differentiation; kidney development; establishment of protein localization; extracellular matrix organization; memory; nervous system development; multicellular organism development; brain development; cell adhesion; cell projection organization; inner ear morphogenesis; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in smooth muscle cell differentiation; smooth muscle tissue development; mesodermal cell differentiation; integrin-mediated signaling pathway; substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading; cell-matrix adhesion; metanephros development; cell-cell adhesion;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	8516
	241226
	ENSG00000077943
	ENSMUSG00000026768
	P53708
	A2ARA8
	NM_001291494; NM_003638
	NM_001001309
	NP_001278423; NP_003629
	NP_001001309; NP_001395029; NP_001395030; NP_001395031
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