Summary: (from NCBI-Entrez) ..[read more]Integrins are heterodimeric integral membrane proteins composed of an alpha chain and a beta chain. This gene encodes an I-domain-containing alpha integrin that undergoes post-translational cleavage in the extracellular domain, yielding disulfide-linked h
heterotypic adhesive interactions between epithelial cells and Intraepithelial lymphocytes in vitro are mediated by E-cadherin and the alpha E beta 7 integrin (Cepek et al. 1994)