The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Integrin alpha 7 across different species:

integrin, alpha 7 (ITGA7), integrin alpha 7 (Itga7)

Other aliases include:

FLJ25220, [a]7, alpha7, MGC105724

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Integrin alpha 7:

integrin alpha 7 – integrin alpha 7 chain – alpha 7A integrin

Integrin alpha 7 fulfills a number of functions:

calcium ion binding – protein binding – receptor activity – cell adhesion molecule binding – laminin binding – protein heterodimerization activity

Integrin alpha 7 is relevant to the following processes:

blood vessel morphogenesis – cell adhesion – cell-matrix adhesion – integrin-mediated signaling pathway – muscle organ development – regulation of cell shape

Locations for Integrin alpha 7:

integral to membrane – integrin complex – plasma membrane – membrane – cytoplasm

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology