Entrez gene ID | | 3674 |
Official gene symbol | | ITGA2B |
Full name | | integrin, alpha 2b (platelet glycoprotein IIb of IIb/IIIa complex, antigen CD41) |
Aliases | | ,CD41,CD41B,GP2B,GPIIb,GTA,HPA3, |
Gene summary | | ITGA2B encodes integrin alpha chain 2b. Integrins are heterodimeric integral membrane proteins composed of an alpha chain and a beta chain. Alpha chain 2b undergoes post-translational cleavage to yield disulfide-linked light and heavy chains that join with beta 3 to form a fibronectin receptor expressed in platelets that plays a crucial role in coagulation. Mutations that interfere with this role result in thrombasthenia. In addition to adhesion, integrins are known to participate in cell-surface mediated signalling. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17q21.32 |
Gene position | | 42466873 - 42449550 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 17324 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 607759 |
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