Gene: [05q/ITGA2] integrin, alpha 2 (antigen CD49B, alpha 2 subunit of VLA-2 receptor); very late activation protein-2 receptor, alpha-2 subunit; glicoprotein Ia; [CD49B VLA2R ]

COM

Jaspers-1991a,1991b assigned the ITGA2 gene to Chr 5q23-31.

MOP

Alpha 2 integrin was identified with monoclonal antibodies 12F1; 3H8; 5C5.

REF

PRO,LOC "Jaspers M &: CCG, 58, (HGM11), 1870, 1991a
PRO,LOC "Jaspers M &: Somat Cell Mol Genet, 17, 505-511, 1991b

SWI

 SWISSPROT: P17301

KEY

mem, recp

CLA

coding, basic

LOC

05 q23-31

MIM

 MIM: 192974

SYN

CD49B VLA2R