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Protein Ontology Report - integrin alpha

PR:000025796 - http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PR_000025796
Ontology Information
PRO ID PR:000025796 Show OBO stanza
PRO name integrin alpha
Definition A protein that is composed of a long N-terminal extracellular domain, a transmembrane domain and a short cytoplasmic C-terminal domain. The N-terminal domain contains beta-propeller repeats (interrupted by an A domain in a subset of integrins alpha), while the C-terminal domain contains a GFFxR motif. [PMID:19693543]
Comment Integrins are heterodimeric complexes of an alpha and a beta subunit. They are a structurally elaborate family of adhesion molecules that transmit signals bidirectionally across the plasma membrane by undergoing large-scale structural rearrangements. By regulating cell-cell and cell-matrix contacts, integrins participate in a wide-range of biological interactions including development, tissue repair, angiogenesis, inflammation and hemostasis. [PMID:10402956, PMID:11988479, PMID:9676575].
PRO Category family
Parent PR:000000001 protein
Term Hierarchy Visualization DAG     OLS     Cytoscape

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