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Integrin, beta 6

Introduction

Integrin beta-6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGB6 gene.[1][2][3]

Clinical effects

Clinical effects

Mutations in ITGB6 cause amelogenesis imperfecta .[4]

Interactions

Interactions

Integrin, beta 6 has been shown to interact with FHL2.[5]

References

References

  1. ↑ Krissansen GW, Yuan Q, Jenkins D, Jiang WM, Rooke L, Spurr NK, Eccles M, Leung E, Watson JD (February 1992). “Chromosomal locations of the genes coding for the integrin beta 6 and beta 7 subunits”. Immunogenetics. 35 (1): 58–61. doi:10.1007/bf00216629. PMID 1729173.
  2. ↑ Weinacker A, Chen A, Agrez M, Cone RI, Nishimura S, Wayner E, Pytela R, Sheppard D (April 1994). “Role of the integrin alpha v beta 6 in cell attachment to fibronectin. Heterologous expression of intact and secreted forms of the receptor”. J Biol Chem. 269 (9): 6940–8. PMID 8120056.
  3. ↑ “Entrez Gene: ITGB6 integrin, beta 6”.
  4. ↑ Wang, S. K.; Choi, M; Richardson, A. S.; Reid, B. M.; Lin, B. P.; Wang, S. J.; Kim, J. W.; Simmer, J. P.; Hu, J. C. (2014). “ITGB6 loss-of-function mutations cause autosomal recessive amelogenesis imperfecta”. Human Molecular Genetics. 23 (8): 2157–63. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddt611. PMC 3959820. PMID 24305999.
  5. ↑ Wixler, V; Geerts D; Laplantine E; Westhoff D; Smyth N; Aumailley M; Sonnenberg A; Paulsson M (October 2000). “The LIM-only protein DRAL/FHL2 binds to the cytoplasmic domain of several alpha and beta integrin chains and is recruited to adhesion complexes”. J. Biol. Chem. UNITED STATES. 275 (43): 33669–78. doi:10.1074/jbc.M002519200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 10906324.
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