"Integrin alpha6beta1" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cell surface receptor mediating cell adhesion to the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX and to other cells via binding to LAMININ. It is involved in cell migration, embryonic development, leukocyte activation and tumor cell invasiveness. Integrin alpha6beta1 is the major laminin receptor on PLATELETS; LEUKOCYTES; and many EPITHELIAL CELLS, and ligand binding may activate a number of signal transduction pathways. Alternative splicing of the cytoplasmic domain of the alpha6 subunit (INTEGRIN ALPHA6) results in the formation of A and B isoforms of the heterodimer, which are expressed in a tissue-specific manner.
| Descriptor ID |
D039121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.395.550.625.419 D12.776.543.550.625.419 D12.776.543.750.705.408.850.674 D12.776.543.750.705.675.514 D12.776.543.750.705.876.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Integrin alpha6beta1- Integrin alpha6beta1
- alpha6beta1, Integrin
- alpha6beta1 Integrin
- Integrin, alpha6beta1
- VLA-6
- VLA 6
- Integrin alpha(6)beta(1)
- Platelet Glycoprotein I'c-IIa
- Glycoprotein I'c-IIa, Platelet
- I'c-IIa, Platelet Glycoprotein
- Platelet Glycoprotein I'c IIa
- alpha 6 beta 1 Integrin
- CD49f-CD29
- CD49f CD29
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