• The C71/16 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to mouse CD18 which is also known as the common β2 chain of LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18, αLβ2 integrin), Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18, αMβ2 integrin), and gp150, 95 (CD11c/CD18, αxβ2 integrin). (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Expression of CD18 is limited to leukocytes, where it is widely distributed in consort with the three integrin α chains (CD11a, CD11b, and CD11c). (bdbiosciences.com)
  • and the beta subunit, unique to leukocytes, is beta-2 or CD18. (wikipedia.org)
  • The beta-2 (B2) integrin (leukocyte integrin, CD11/CD18) subfamily comprising three members, each consisting of a shared beta subunit (CD18) non-covalently associated with unique alpha subunits (CD11a, CD11b, CD11c). (medicaljournals.se)
  • Background: CD18, integrin beta2 subunit, forms heterodimers with four types of CD11 molecule to constitute leukocyte (beta2) integrins: alphaLbeta2 (CD11a/CD18, LFA-1), alphaMbeta2 (CD11b/CD18, Mac-1, CR3), alphaXbeta2 (CD11c/CD18) and alphaDbeta2 (CD11d/CD18). (icbinhibitor.com)
  • Background: It recognizes a transmembrane glycoprotein of 95kDa, identified as CD18 or integrin -2 (Workshop III). (m-entrepreneurship.com)
  • The CD11/CD18 complex is part of the beta-2 integrin family and is important in adhesion and phagocytosis (see Table 1). (medscape.com)
  • CD11b/CD18 integrin (Mac-1, CR3) is highly expressed on NK cells, neutrophils, monocytes and less on macrophages. (newmarketscientific.com)
  • CD11b/CD18 integrin is implicated in various adhesive interactions of monocytes, macrophages and granulocytes, facilitating their diapedesis, as well as it mediates the uptake of complement coated particles, serving as a receptor for the iC3b fragment of the third complement component. (newmarketscientific.com)
  • Cats affected with LAD1 suffer from a deficiency of the β subunit of CD18. (basepaws.com)
  • The deficiency of leukocyte integrin CD18-β subunit is caused by an autosomal recessive mutation in the integrin β-2 subunit ( ITBG2 ) gene. (basepaws.com)
  • This subunit of the CD18 protein forms a heterodimer (a complex composed of two different proteins) with one of 4 different α-subunits of the CD11 protein. (basepaws.com)
  • Together, CD11 and CD18 form CD11/CD18 integrins, which are expressed on all leukocytes' surface membranes. (basepaws.com)
  • Valmu L , Autero M, Siljander P, Patarroyo M and Gahmberg C G (1991) Phosphorylation of the ß-subunit of CD11/CD18 in-tegrins by protein kinase C correlates with leukocyte adhesion. (leenavalmu.fi)
  • Li R, Nortamo P, Valmu L , Tolvanen M, Huuskonen J, Kantor C and Gahmberg C G (1993) A peptide from ICAM-2 binds to the Leu-kocyte Integrin CD11a/CD18 and inhibits endot-helial cell adhesion. (leenavalmu.fi)
  • Valmu L and Gahmberg C G (1995) Treatment with okadaic acid reveals strong threonine phosphorylation of CD18 after activation of CD11/CD18 leukocyte integrins with phorbol esters or CD3 antibodies. (leenavalmu.fi)
  • Valmu L , Hilden T J, van Willigen G and Gahmberg C G (1999) Characterization of b2 (CD18) integrin phosphorylation in phorbol ester activated T lymphocytes. (leenavalmu.fi)
  • Valmu L , Fagerholm S, Suila H and Gahmberg C G (1999) The cytoskeletal association of CD11/CD18 leukocyte integrins in phorbol ester activated cells correlates with CD18 phosphorylation. (leenavalmu.fi)
  • Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I (LAD I) is a failure to express CD18, which composes the common ß 2 subunit of LFA1 family (ß2 integrins). (medscape.com)
  • We have used monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) as probes to study the dependence of the structure of different regions of the alphaM subunit on association with the beta2 subunit in the alphaM/beta2 heterodimer. (embl.de)
  • Heterodimer of an α and a β subunit. (lu.se)
  • Each integrin heterodimer consists of an alpha (α) and a beta (β) subunit associated by noncovalent interactions forming an extracellular ligand-binding head, two multi-domain `legs', two single-pas s transmembrane helices and two short cytoplasmic tails. (mechanobio.info)
  • These experiments yielded the protein name "integrin" as a description of the proteins' integral role in cellular adhesion processes and the transmembrane association between the extracellular matrix and the cytoskeleton. (wikipedia.org)
  • Is a ligand for the leukocyte adhesion LFA-1 protein (Integrin alpha-L/beta-2) and a Rhinovirus receptor. (affbiotech.com)
  • ICAM proteins are ligands for the leukocyte adhesion protein LFA-1 (integrin alpha-L/beta-2). (affbiotech.com)
  • LFA-1 is a heterodimeric glycoprotein with non-covalently linked subunits. (wikipedia.org)
  • The rabies virus envelope glycoprotein (RABV G) is a major rabies virus antigen and contains neutralizing epitopes, which are primary candidates for subunit vaccines and diagnostic antigens. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) is an integrin found on lymphocytes and other leukocytes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The structure of the beta-propeller domain and C-terminal region of the integrin alphaM subunit. (embl.de)
  • The alphaM subunit of integrin Mac-1 contains several distinct regions in its extracellular segment. (embl.de)
  • All of the mAbs to the I-domain immunoprecipitated the unassociated alphaM precursor and reacted with the alphaM subunit expressed alone on the surface of COS cells. (embl.de)
  • By contrast, four mAbs to the beta-propeller domain did not react with the unassociated alphaM precursor nor with the uncomplexed alphaM subunit expressed on COS cell surface. (embl.de)
  • A subset of four mAbs that reacted with the alphaM/beta2 complex but not with the unassociated alphaM subunit were mapped to one subregion, residues 718-759, and five other mAbs that recognized both the unassociated and the complexed alphaM subunit were localized to three other subregions, residues 599-679, 820-882, and 943-1047. (embl.de)
  • The integrin family of proteins consists of alpha and beta subtypes, which form transmembrane heterodimers. (mechanobio.info)
  • Notably, transfection of the subjects' lymphocytes with KINDLIN3 complementary DNA but not CALDAGGEF1 cDNA reverses the LAD-III defect, restoring integrin-mediated adhesion and migration. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Leukocyte adhesion deficiency-III is caused by mutations in KINDLIN3 affecting integrin activation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Subjects with leukocyte adhesion deficiency-1 (LAD-I) do not express beta2 integrins because of mutations in the gene specifying the beta2 subunit, and they suffer recurrent bacterial infections. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Integrins are the major adhesion receptors of leukocytes and platelets. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Integrins function as adhesion receptors for extracellular ligands and transduce biochemical signals into the cell, through downstream effector proteins. (mechanobio.info)
  • The β subunit comprises of 4 cysteine-rich epidermal growth factor (EGF) repeats, a hybrid domain (split in sequence), an I-like domain (βI) and a plexin-sempahorin-integrin (PSI) domain. (mechanobio.info)
  • Integrins α-m/β-2 and α-x/β-2 are receptors for the IC3B fragment of the third complement component and for fibrinogen. (lu.se)
  • Integrin α-x/β 2 recognizes the sequence g-p-r in fibrinogen α-chain. (lu.se)
  • Integrin α-m/β-2 recognizes P1 and P2 peptides of fibrinogen gamma chain. (lu.se)
  • Beta1 and beta2 integrin function on leukocytes is crucial for a successful immune response and the platelet integrin alpha(IIb)beta3 initiates the process of blood clotting through binding fibrinogen. (ox.ac.uk)
  • LFA-1 has two subunits designated as the alpha subunit and beta subunit. (wikipedia.org)
  • Rap1 assists in breaking the constraint between the alpha and beta subunits of LFA-1. (wikipedia.org)
  • The activation complex further destabilizes the alpha and beta subunits. (wikipedia.org)
  • Chemokines also stimulate an I-like domain on the beta subunit, which causes the MIDAS site on the beta subunit to bind to glutamate on the I domain of the alpha subunit. (wikipedia.org)
  • This binding process causes the beta subunit to pull down the alpha 7 helix of the I domain, exposing and opening up the MIDAS site on the alpha subunit for binding. (wikipedia.org)
  • LAD1, a subtype of LAD, is caused by a lack of integrins that contain the beta subunit, including LFA-1. (wikipedia.org)
  • Integrin alpha (beta-propellor repeats). (embl.de)
  • They contain both alpha and beta subunits. (embl.de)
  • Alpha integrins are proposed to contain a domain containing a 7-fold repeat that adopts a beta-propellor fold. (embl.de)
  • Dependence on beta subunit association and prediction of domains. (embl.de)
  • The four mAbs were mapped to three subregions in three different beta-sheets, making it unlikely that each recognized an interface between the alpha and beta subunits. (embl.de)
  • These results suggest that folding of different beta-propeller subregions is coordinate and is dependent on association with the beta2 subunit. (embl.de)
  • This suggests that much of the region C-terminal to the beta-propeller domain folds independently of association with the beta2 subunit. (embl.de)
  • Our data provide new insights into how different domains in the integrin alpha and beta subunits may interact. (embl.de)
  • Integrators of epidermal growth and differentiation: distinct functions for beta 1 and beta 4 integrins. (embl.de)
  • The basic subunit of beta-crystallins. (lookformedical.com)
  • Beta-crystallins exist as oligomers formed from acidic (BETA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN) and basic (BETA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN) subunits. (lookformedical.com)
  • Integrin α-l/β-2 is a receptor for ICAM1, ICAM2, ICAM3 and ICAM4. (lu.se)
  • Integrin α-m/β-2 is also a receptor for Factor X. Integrin α-d/β 2 is a receptor for ICAM3 and VCAM1. (lu.se)
  • Developmental up-regulation and agonist-dependent down-regulation of GABA(A) receptor subunit messenger RNAs in chick cortical neurons. (ntu.ac.uk)
  • Chemokine-coupled β2 integrin-induced macrophage Rac2-Myosin IIA interaction regulates VEGF-A mRNA stability and arteriogenesis. (unisr.it)
  • The β2 integrins are important mediators of leukocyte-endothelium interactions. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Integrins are cell adhesion molecules that mediate cell-extracellular matrix and cell-cell interactions. (embl.de)
  • Integrins are cell surface molecules of importance in a wide variety of cellular functions, including morphogenesis, cell migration and cell matrix interactions. (medicaljournals.se)
  • The α subunit leg consists of a thigh and 2 calf domains that support the ligand binding head formed by a β-propeller domain with 7 repeats forming the blades (shown as a cylinder in the figure below). (mechanobio.info)
  • The proteins exist as large oligomers that are formed from ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN and ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN subunits. (lookformedical.com)
  • Mitochondrial complexes are multi-subunits enzymes formed of up to ≈ 50 subunits (complexe I). Complexes expression and or assembly are commobnly analyzed using Blue-Native electrophoresis. (univ-angers.fr)
  • However, before we can gain a proper understanding of their role in mice that are missing these ion channel subunits, we need to know their developmental expression profile in the developing mouse. (edu.au)
  • Their hematopoietically-derived cells express beta1, beta2 and beta3 integrins, but defective inside-out signaling causes immune deficiency and bleeding problems. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Integrins on circulating cells bind poorly to their ligands but become active after 'inside-out' signaling through other membrane receptors. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The general binding region of the alpha subunit is the I-domain. (wikipedia.org)
  • Integrin α subunit domains: Top: Linear domain arrangement. (mechanobio.info)
  • The αI domain is present in some subtypes of the α subunit. (mechanobio.info)
  • Hallikas O K, Aaltonen J M, von Koskull H, Lindberg L A, Valmu L , Kalkkinen N, Wahlström T, Kataoka H, Andersson L, Lindholm D and Schröder J (2006) Identification of antibodies against HAI-1 and integrin α6β4 as immunohistochemical markers of human villous cytotrophoblast. (leenavalmu.fi)
  • Valmu L , Alfthan H, Hotakainen K, Birken S and Stenman U-H (2006) Site-specific glycan analysis on human chorionic ganadotropin β-subunit from malignancy and pregnancy by liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry. (leenavalmu.fi)
  • LFA-1, a leukocyte integrin, was first discovered by Timothy Springer in mice in the 1980s. (wikipedia.org)
  • In most cases, the response mediated by the integrin is a composite of the functions of its individual subunits. (icbinhibitor.com)