The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Integrin alpha 4 across different species:

integrin alpha 4 (Itga4), integrin, alpha 4 (antigen CD49D, alpha 4 subunit of VLA-4 receptor) (ITGA4), integrin alpha 4 (LOC397839)

Other aliases include:

CD49D, IA4, MGC90518, LOC397839, ITGA4

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Integrin alpha 4:

integrin alpha-4 – integrin alpha-IV – LPAM subunit alpha – OTTMUSP00000014305 – VLA-4 subunit alpha – VLA-4 receptor, alpha 4 subunit – CD49 antigen-like family member D – lymphocyte Peyer patch adhesion molecules subunit alpha – integrin alpha 4 – 269C wild type – integrin alpha-4 subunit – antigen CD49D, alpha-4 subunit of VLA-4 receptor – very late activation protein 4 receptor, alpha 4 subunit – integrin, alpha 4 (antigen CD49D, alpha 4 subunit of VLA-4 receptor)

Integrin alpha 4 fulfills a number of functions:

fibronectin binding – receptor activity – calcium ion binding – identical protein binding

Integrin alpha 4 is relevant to the following processes:

blood vessel remodeling – cell adhesion – cell migration – chorio-allantoic fusion – face development – heart development – heterophilic cell-cell adhesion – integrin-mediated signaling pathway – leukocyte cell-cell adhesion – B cell differentiation – leukocyte adhesion

Locations for Integrin alpha 4:

external side of plasma membrane – integral to membrane – integrin complex – membrane – cell surface – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology