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Gene information for ITGA7 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3679
Official gene symbolITGA7
Full nameintegrin, alpha 7
Aliases,FLJ25220,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene belongs to the integrin alpha chain family. Integrins are heterodimeric integral membrane proteins composed of an alpha chain and a beta chain. They mediate a wide spectrum of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, and thus play a role in cell migration, morphologic development, differentiation, and metastasis. This protein functions as a receptor for the basement membrane protein laminin-1. It is mainly expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscles and may be involved in differentiation and migration processes during myogenesis. Defects in this gene are associated with congenital myopathy. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12q13
Gene position56106089 - 56078352  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size27738 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID600536