"Integrin alpha2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An integrin alpha subunit that primarily combines with INTEGRIN BETA1 to form the INTEGRIN ALPHA2BETA1 heterodimer. It contains a domain which has homology to collagen-binding domains found in von Willebrand factor.
| Descriptor ID |
D039421
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.705.408.100.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Integrin alpha2- Integrin alpha2
- alpha2, Integrin
- GPIa
- alpha2 Integrin
- Integrin, alpha2
- Platelet Glycoprotein Ia
- Glycoprotein Ia, Platelet
- Antigens, CD49b
- CD49b Antigens
- VLA-2 alpha Chain
- VLA 2 alpha Chain
- alpha Chain, VLA-2
- CD49b Antigen
- Antigen, CD49b
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Integrin alpha2" by people in Profiles.
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Neal CL, Mckeithen D, Odero-Marah VA. Snail negatively regulates cell adhesion to extracellular matrix and integrin expression via the MAPK pathway in prostate cancer cells. Cell Adh Migr. 2011 May-Jun; 5(3):249-57.
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Morales SA, Mareninov S, Wadehra M, Zhang L, Goodglick L, Braun J, Gordon LK. FAK activation and the role of epithelial membrane protein 2 (EMP2) in collagen gel contraction. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Jan; 50(1):462-9.
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Tarzami ST, Hsieh SS, Esterman MA, Singh JP. Staurosporine promotes endothelial cell assembly and FAK phosphorylation during in vitro angiogenesis. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2005 Jan; 45(1):22-9.