Anti-ITGA8 Antibody Picoband®

Integrin alpha-8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGA8 gene. Integrins are heterodimeric transmembrane receptor proteins that mediate numerous cellular processes including cell adhesion, cytoskeletal rearrangement, and activation of cell signaling pathways. Integrins are composed of alpha and beta subunits. This gene encodes the alpha 8 subunit of the heterodimeric integrin alpha8beta1 protein. The encoded protein is a single-pass type 1 membrane protein that contains multiple FG-GAP repeats. This repeat is predicted to fold into a beta propeller structure. This gene regulates the recruitment of mesenchymal cells into epithelial structures, mediates cell-cell interactions, and regulates neurite outgrowth of sensory and motor neurons. The integrin alpha8beta1 protein thus plays an important role in wound-healing and organogenesis. Mutations in this gene have been associated with renal hypodysplasia/aplasia-1 (RHDA1) and with several animal models of chronic kidney disease. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.

Expressed in all tissues tested including, liver, heart, adipose tissue, mammary gland, testes, ovary, brain, kidney and muscle. Highest levels in liver.

Cofactors, Vitamins/Minerals, Metabolism, Mitochondrial, Mitochondrial Markers, Mitochondrial Metabolism, Pathways and Processes, Signal Transduction, Vitamins/Minerals

Functions as a transcriptional repressor, inhibiting the signaling of retinoic acid through the retinoic acid receptors RARA, RARB and RARG. Prevents retinoic acid-induced cell proliferation arrest, differentiation and apoptosis.

1. Humbert, C., Silbermann, F., Morar, B., Parisot, M., Zarhrate, M., Masson, C., Tores, F., Blanchet, P., Perez, M.-J., Petrov, Y., Khau Van Kien, P., Roume, J., and 9 others. Integrin alpha 8 recessive mutations are responsible for bilateral renal agenesis in humans. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 94: 288-294, 2014. Note: Erratum: Am. J. Hum. Genet. 94: 799 only, 2014. 2. Littlewood Evans, A. L., Muller, U. Stereocilia defects in the sensory hair cells of the inner ear in mice deficient in integrin alpha-8/beta-1. Nature Genet. 24: 424-428, 2000. 3. Muller, U., Wang, D., Denda, S., Meneses, J. J., Pedersen, R. A., Reichardt, L. F. Integrin alpha-8/beta-1 is critically important for epithelial-mesenchymal interactions during kidney morphogenesis. Cell 88: 603-613, 1997.

At -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.