Integrin alpha 4 Polyclonal Antibody, APC Conjugated

Integrin alpha 4 (also called CD49d) is a 150 kDa protein that possesses a large extracellular domain involved in ligand binding, a single transmembrane domain, and an intracellular regulatory domain possessing multiple sites for phosphorylation. Integrin alpha 4 forms heterodimers with integrins beta 1 and beta 7. Integrin alpha 4 is expressed on leukocytes and leukocyte precursors, neural crest cells, and developing skeletal muscles and is essential for embryogenesis, hematopoiesis, and immune responses. The presence of integrin alpha 4 promotes cell migration and inhibits cell spreading and contractility. Integrin alpha 4 function has been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple diseases including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, hepatitis C, and multiple sclerosis, and therefore, modulation of integrin alpha 4 function has become an important target for drug discovery.

Alpha 4 subunit of VLA 4 receptor; ITG-_4: Antigen CD49D; CD 49d ; CD49d; CD49d antigen; CDw49d; IA4; Integrin alpha IV; ITGA 4; ITGA4; LPAM23; MGC90518; Very Late Activation Antigen 4; Very Late Activation Protein 4 Receptor Alpha 4 Subunit; VLA 4; VLA4; integrin alpha-4; ITA4_HUMAN