Integrin alpha 2 Polyclonal Antibody

Integrins are heterodimeric cell surface receptors composed of alpha and beta subunits, which mediate cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix attachments. They are responsible for adhesion of platelets and other cells to collagens, modulation of collagen and collagenase gene expression, force generation and organization of newly synthesized extracellular matrix. Aberrant integrin expression has been found in many epithelial tumours. Changes in integrin expression have been shown to be important for the growth and early metastatic capacity of melanoma cells.

ITGA2; Integrin alpha 2; CD49b antigen; BR; CD 49b; CD49 antigen like family member B; CD49b; CD49b; Collagen receptor; DX5 ; Glycoprotein Ia deficiency included; GP Ia; GP Ia deficiency, included; GPIa; HPA 5 included; HPA5 included; Platelet alloantigen Bra, included; Platelet antigen Br; Platelet glycoprotein GPIa; Platelet glycoprotein Ia; Platelet glycoprotein Ia/Iia; Platelet membrane glycoprotein Ia; Platelet receptor for collagen, deficiency of, included; Very late activation protein 2 receptor alpha 2 subunit; VLA 2 alpha chain; VLA 2; VLA 2 subunit alpha; VLA2 alpha chain; ITA2_HUMAN.