Mouse Integrin alpha E beta 7 (ITGAE&ITGB7) Heterodimer Protein, His Tag&Tag Free

Mouse ITGAE&ITGB7 Heterodimer Protein, His Tag&Tag Free (IT7-M53W3) is expressed from CHO cells. It contains AA Phe 20- Val 1114 & Glu 20 - Arg 724 (Accession # Q60677 & P26011).

Phe 20- Val 1114 & Glu 20 - Arg 724

RT

127.5 kDa & 81.6 kDa

1.0 EU per μg

Integrin alpha E beta 7 consist of two major subunits: Integrin alpha E (ITGAE) also known as CD103 (cluster of differentiation 103) and Integrin beta-7 is an integrin protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGB7 gene. Integrin alpha E beta 7 (CD103) is expressed mainly by cells of the T lymphocyte lineage within mucosal tissues. This is a strikingly narrow pattern of expression compared with that of other integrins. Lymphocytes expressing alpha E beta 7 are abundant in the gut and comprise a major part of the total T cell complement of the body.
The effectiveness of lung transplantation is marred by the relatively high incidence of rejection. The lung normally contains a large population of lymphocytes in contact with the airway epithelium, a proportion of which expresses the mucosal integrin, alpha(E)(CD103)beta(7). This integrin is not a homing receptor, but is thought to retain lymphocytes at the epithelial surface.