- Catalog number
- A01693
- Size / count
- 100 µg/Vial
- Dry ice
- No
- Hazardous
- No
- Discontinued
- No
- Background
- Integrin alpha-6, also called VLA-6 or ITGA6B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGA6 gene. This gene is mapped to 2q31.1. The ITGA6 protein product is the integrin alpha chain alpha 6. Integrins are integral cell-surface proteins composed of an alpha chain and a beta chain. A given chain may combine with multiple partners resulting in different integrins. For example, alpha 6 may combine with beta 4 in the integrin referred to as TSP180, or with beta 1 in the integrin VLA-6. Integrins are known to participate in cell adhesion as well as cell-surface mediated signalling. Integrin alpha-6/beta-1 is a receptor for laminin on platelets. Integrin alpha-6/beta-4 is a receptor for laminin in epithelial cells and it plays a critical structural role in the hemidesmosome.
- Synonyms
- Integrin alpha-6; CD49 antigen-like family member F; VLA-6; CD49f; Alpha6p; ITGA6
- Gene Name
- ITGA6
- Gene ID
- 3655
- UniProt
- P23229
- Host
- Rabbit
- Reactivity
- Human, Mouse, Rat
- Cross Reactivity
- No cross-reactivity with other proteins.
- Immunogen
- E.coli-derived human Integrin alpha 6/ITGA6 recombinant protein (Position: Q189-K917) .
- Clonality
- Polyclonal
- Tissue Specificity
- Integrin alpha-6/beta-4 is predominantly expressed by epithelia. Isoforms containing segment X1 are ubiquitously expressed. Isoforms containing segment X1X2 are expressed in heart, kidney, placenta, colon, duodenum, myoblasts and myotubes, and in a limited number of cell lines; they are always coexpressed with the ubiquitous isoform containing segment X1. In some tissues (e.g. Salivary gland), isoforms containing cytoplasmic segment A and isoforms containing segment B are detected while in others, only isoforms containing one cytoplasmic segment are found (segment A in epidermis and segment B in kidney) .
- Applications
- ELISA, WB, Flow Cytometry
- Field of Research
- Adapters, Signal Transduction, Transmembrane
- Purification
- Immunogen affinity purified.
- Concentration
- Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.
- Form
- Lyophilized
- Reconstitution
- Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.
- Function
- Integrin alpha-6/beta-1 (ITGA6:ITGB1) is a receptor for laminin on platelets. Integrin alpha-6/beta-1 (ITGA6:ITGB1) is present in oocytes and is involved in sperm-egg fusion. Integrin alpha-6/beta-4 (ITGA6:ITGB4) is a receptor for laminin in epithelial cells and it plays a critical structural role in the hemidesmosome. ITGA6:ITGB4 binds to NRG1 (via EGF domain) and this binding is essential for NRG1-ERBB signaling. ITGA6:ITGB4 binds to IGF1 and this binding is essential for IGF1 signaling. ITGA6:ITGB4 binds to IGF2 and this binding is essential for IGF2 signaling.
- References & Citations
- 1. Notta, F., Doulatov, S., Laurenti, E., Poeppl, A., Jurisica, I., Dick, J. E. Isolation of single human hematopoietic stem cells capable of long-term multilineage engraftment. Science 333: 218-221, 2011. 2. Ruzzi, L., Gagnoux-Palacios, L., Pinola, M., Belli, S., Meneguzzi, G., Zambruno, G., D'Alessio, M. A homozygous mutation in the gene encoding integrin alpha6 in junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia. (Abstract) Medizinische Genetik 9: 13-14, 1997.
- Storage Conditions
- Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
- Observed Molecular Weight
- 127 kDa
- Specificity
- No cross reactivity with other proteins.
- Applications Notes
- 6
- Gene Name Synonym
- Integrin, alpha 6
- Subcellular Location
- Cell membrane. Single-pass type I membrane protein. Lipid-anchor.
- Isotype
- Rabbit IgG
- Contents
- Each vial contains 4 mg Trehalose, 0.9 mg NaCl and 0.2 mg Na2HPO4.