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Itga4 Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Itga4
integrin alpha 4
MGI:96603


Nomenclature History
Synonyms VLA-4 receptor, alpha 4 subunit
Genetic Map
Chromosome 2
46.0 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 3)

Sequence Map
Chr2:79095583-79173280 bp, + strand
(From VEGA annotation of NCBI Build 37)
VEGA ContigView | Ensembl ContigView | UCSC Browser | NCBI Map Viewer

Mouse Genome Browser
Mammalian
homology
human; chimpanzee; cattle; dog, domestic; rat    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Itga4 ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: integrin alpha, VLA protein type
TreeFam: TF105391
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic OTTMUSG00000013313 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 77698 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_010576 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 9833 C57BL/6
polypeptide Q00651 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 1039 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(65)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(6) : Targeted, knock-out(1) Targeted, other(5)
Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene exhibit embryonic lethality either due to failure of chorioallantoic fusion or cardiac abnormalities, including hemorrhage around the heart and defects in epicardium formation.
Polymorphisms SNPs within 2kb(546 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(19)
Process blood vessel remodeling, cell adhesion...
Component external side of plasma membrane, integral to membrane...
Function calcium ion binding, fibronectin binding...
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (31 records)
Data Summary: Assays (9)    Results (195)    Tissues (178)    Images (43)
Theiler Stages: 1,3,4,13,15,18,19,20,22,23,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      RT-PCR 2   60
      RNA in situ 2   96
      Immunohistochemistry 5   39
cDNA source data(75)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(101) Genomic(17) cDNA(81) Primer pair(3) Antibodies(2)
Microarray probesets(4)
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000027009
DoTS DT.110745506, DT.40175467, DT.481222, DT.55149285, DT.87039511, DT.91391034
UniGene 31903
NIA Mouse Gene Index U042318, U120584
Entrez Gene 16401
VEGA Gene Model OTTMUSG00000013313
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Itga4
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR000413 Integrin alpha chain
IPR013513 Integrin alpha chain, C-terminal, cytoplasmic region
IPR013517 FG-GAP
IPR013519 Integrin alpha beta-propellor
IPR013649 Integrin alpha-2
IPR018184 Integrin alpha chain, C-terminal cytoplasmic region, conserved site
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
References
(Earliest) J:9952 Holzmann B et al., "Peyer's patch-specific lymphocyte homing receptors consist of a VLA-4-like alpha chain associated with either of two integrin beta chains, one of which is novel." EMBO J 1989 Jun;8(6):1735-41
(Latest) J:152968 Bazigou E et al., "Integrin-alpha9 is required for fibronectin matrix assembly during lymphatic valve morphogenesis." Dev Cell 2009 Aug;17(2):175-86
All references(88)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-11482

Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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last database update
11/20/2009
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