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Itga6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Itga6
  • Name
    integrin alpha 6
  • Synonyms
    5033401O05Rik, Cd49f
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96605
    NCBI Gene: 16403
  • Gene Overview
    MyGene.info: ITGA6
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:71786886-71858427 bp, + strand
  • From NCBI annotation of GRCm38

    View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 42.79 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    739 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96605
 protein coding gene Chr2:71745616-71858427 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025826
 protein coding gene Chr2:71903534-72020924 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025804
 protein coding gene Chr2:69078201-69190883 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025772
 protein coding gene Chr2:70984648-71105415 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025798
 protein coding gene Chr2:69277052-69389511 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025558
 protein coding gene Chr2:71193709-71308662 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026245
 protein coding gene Chr2:74070454-74195557 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023648
 protein coding gene Chr2:66299482-66414640 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0025022
 protein coding gene Chr2:71392055-71508851 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025539
 protein coding gene Chr2:76777377-76905590 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025670
 protein coding gene Chr2:68713635-68826566 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025632
 protein coding gene Chr2:68107938-68232108 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025758
 protein coding gene Chr2:71789830-71903594 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025663
 protein coding gene Chr2:78769764-78889659 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026302
 protein coding gene Chr2:71083687-71200409 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024763
 protein coding gene Chr2:68593099-68707508 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024571
 protein coding gene Chr2:71273311-71388028 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025090
 protein coding gene Chr2:71520346-71639161 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ITGA6, integrin subunit alpha 6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    10
  • Human Ortholog
    ITGA6, integrin subunit alpha 6
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    CD49f, ITGA6B, VLA-6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3655
    neXtProt AC: NX_P23229
    UniProt: P23229

  • Chr Location
    2q31.1; chr2:172427354-172506455 (+)  GRCh38.p7
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Itga6 mouse models; 1 with human ITGA6 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    27 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    35 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    41 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
immune system
integument
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
neoplasm
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit severe blistering of the skin and other epithelia, absence of hemidesmosomes, altered laminin deposition in brain, and ectopic neuroblastic outgrowths on the brain and in the eye. Mutants die at birth.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    55
  • GO References
    33
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell death
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
nucleic acid-templated transcription
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    759
  • Tissues
    415
  • cDNA Data
    254
  • Literature Summary
    121
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Interactions
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    Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 16403 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 71542 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008397 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 6018 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q61739 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 1091 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 267
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 258
      Primer pair 7
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11484, MGI:1923212, MGI:2138837
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 250
      Developmental Gene Expression 121
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 33
      Phenotypes 41
    • Earliest
      J:35482 Sonnenberg A, et al., Laminin receptor on platelets is the integrin VLA-6. Nature. 1988 Dec 1;336(6198):487-9
    • Latest
      J:272608 Cohen I, et al., PRC1 preserves epidermal tissue integrity independently of PRC2. Genes Dev. 2019 Jan 1;33(1-2):55-60
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    05/14/2019
    MGI 6.14     		The Jackson Laboratory