CDB15:0000018 ADAM2 — ITGA9
Experimentally validated in Mixed species; Orthology-inferred in Human, Mouse, Rat, Frog, Chicken, Macaque, Pig, Dog, Cow, Chimp, Horse, Marmoset, Sheep
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ADAM2 interactions with mouse eggs and cell lines expressing α4/α9 (ITGA4/ITGA9) integrins: implications for integrin-based adhesion and fertilization.
PloS one, 2010; PubMed, Mus Musculus Adam2 — Homo sapiens ITGA9
ABSTRACT: Integrins are heterodimeric cell adhesion molecules, with 18 α (ITGA) and eight β (ITGB) subunits forming 24 heterodimers classified into five families. Certain integrins, especially the α(4)/α(9) (ITGA4/ITGA9) family, interact with members of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) family. ADAM2 is among the better characterized and also of interest because of its role in sperm function. Having shown that ITGA9 on mouse eggs participates in mouse sperm-egg interactions, we sought to characterize ITGA4/ITGA9-ADAM2 interactions.