ITGAV

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Integrin alpha-V is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGAV gene.[1]

Function

ITGAV encodes integrin alpha chain V. Integrins are heterodimeric integral membrane proteins composed of an alpha chain and a beta chain. Alpha V undergoes post-translational cleavage to yield disulfide-linked heavy and light chains, that combine with multiple integrin beta chains to form different integrins. Among the known associating beta chains (beta chains 1,3,5,6, and 8; 'ITGB1', 'ITGB3', 'ITGB5', 'ITGB6', and 'ITGB8'), each can interact with extracellular matrix ligands; the alpha V beta 3 integrin, perhaps the most studied of these, is referred to as the Vitronectin receptor (VNR). In addition to adhesion, many integrins are known to facilitate signal transduction.[2]

Alpha V class integrins

In mammals the integrins that include alpha-V are :

Name Synonyms Distribution Ligands
αVβ1 ocular melanoma; neurological tumors vitronectin; fibrinogen
αVβ3 vitronectin receptor[3] activated endothelial cells, melanoma, glioblastoma vitronectin,[3] fibronectin, fibrinogen, osteopontin, Cyr61
αVβ5 widespread, esp. fibroblasts, epithelial cells vitronectin and adenovirus
αVβ6 proliferating epithelia, esp. lung and mammary gland fibronectin; TGFβ1+3
αVβ8 neural tissue; peripheral nerve fibronectin; TGFβ1+3

Clinical significance

Overexpression of the ITGAV gene is associated with progression and spread of colorectal cancer,[4] and prostate cancer.[5]

As a drug target

The mAbs intetumumab, and abituzumab target this protein which is found on some tumour cells.[6]

See also

References

  1. Sosnoski DM, Emanuel BS, Hawkins AL, van Tuinen P, Ledbetter DH, Nussbaum RL, Kaos FT, Schwartz E, Phillips D, Bennett JS (June 1988). "Chromosomal localization of the genes for the vitronectin and fibronectin receptors alpha subunits and for platelet glycoproteins IIb and IIIa". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 81 (6): 1993–8. doi:10.1172/JCI113548. PMC 442653. PMID 2454952.
  2. "Entrez Gene: ITGAV integrin, alpha V (vitronectin receptor, alpha polypeptide, antigen CD51)".
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hermann P, Armant M, Brown E, Rubio M, Ishihara H, Ulrich D, Caspary RG, Lindberg FP, Armitage R, Maliszewski C, Delespesse G, Sarfati M (February 1999). "The vitronectin receptor and its associated CD47 molecule mediates proinflammatory cytokine synthesis in human monocytes by interaction with soluble CD23". The Journal of Cell Biology. 144 (4): 767–75. doi:10.1083/jcb.144.4.767. PMC 2132927. PMID 10037797.
  4. Overexpression of the ITGAV gene is associated with progression and spread of colorectal cancer. Waisberg et al. 2014
  5. Cooper CR, Chay CH, Pienta KJ (2002). "The role of alpha(v)beta(3) in prostate cancer progression". Neoplasia. 4 (3): 191–4. doi:10.1038/sj/neo/7900224. PMC 1531692. PMID 11988838.
  6. Élez E, Kocáková I, Höhler T, Martens UM, Bokemeyer C, Van Cutsem E, Melichar B, Smakal M, Csőszi T, Topuzov E, Orlova R, Tjulandin S, Rivera F, Straub J, Bruns R, Quaratino S, Tabernero J (January 2015). "Abituzumab combined with cetuximab plus irinotecan versus cetuximab plus irinotecan alone for patients with KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer: the randomised phase I/II POSEIDON trial". Annals of Oncology. 26 (1): 132–40. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdu474. PMID 25319061.

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