Name: | Integrin alpha4beta1 |
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Description: | Integrin alpha4beta1 is a FIBRONECTIN and VCAM-1 receptor present on LYMPHOCYTES; MONOCYTES; EOSINOPHILS; NK CELLS and thymocytes. It is involved in both cell-cell and cell- EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX adhesion and plays a role in INFLAMMATION, hematopoietic cell homing and immune function, and has been implicated in skeletal MYOGENESIS; NEURAL CREST migration and proliferation, lymphocyte maturation and morphogenesis of the PLACENTA and HEART. |
Synonyms: |
Heterodimer alpha4beta1, Integrin; Very Late Antigen 4; alpha4beta1, Integrin Heterodimer; Integrin alpha(4)beta(1); Integrin Heterodimer alpha4beta1; Integrin, alpha4beta1; alpha4beta1 Integrin; VLA-4; Very Late Activation Antigen-4; CD49d-CD29.
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