Gene Information
Gene NameITGA6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1130
Protein NamesIntegrin alpha-6 (CD49 antigen-like family member F) (VLA-6) (CD antigen CD49f) [Cleaved into: Integrin alpha-6 heavy chain; Integrin alpha-6 light chain; Processed integrin alpha-6 (Alpha6p)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000091409 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP23229
Gene CardITGA6
Uniprot IDP23229
PfamPF01839; PF08441
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.155840469)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ITGA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ITGA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ITGA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ITGA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Itga6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ITGA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Itga6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ITGA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsITGA3, ITGA7, ITGA9
ParalogsITGA10, ITGA4, ITGAX, ITGAE, ITGA2, ITGAD, ITGA5, ITGAV, ITGA7, ITGA8, ITGAL, ITGA3, ITGA2B, ITGA11, ITGA1, ITGAM, ITGA9
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIntegrin alpha-6/beta-4 is predominantly expressed by epithelia. Isoforms containing segment X1 are ubiquitously expressed. Isoforms containing segment X1X2 are expressed in heart, kidney, placenta, colon, duodenum, myoblasts and myotubes, and in a limited number of cell lines;
they are always coexpressed with the ubiquitous isoform containing segment X1. In some tissues (e.g. Salivary gland), isoforms containing cytoplasmic segment A and isoforms containing segment B are detected while in others, only isoforms containing one cytoplasmic segment are found (segment A in epidermis and segment B in kidney). Processed integrin alpha-6: Expressed at low levels in normal prostate tissue with elevated levels in prostate cancer tissue (at protein level) (PubMed:15023541). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15023541, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7681434}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.033333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7CEB  (X-ray  2.89A  7CEC  (EM  3.90A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22314500};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22314500};
Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22314500}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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