Gene description for ITGA2
Gene name	integrin subunit alpha 2
Gene symbol	ITGA2
Other names/aliases	BR CD49B GPIa HPA-5 VLA-2 VLAA2
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified ITGA2 in Oral mucosa
1 Experiment ID 2610 Identified molecule Protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV Small EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 30788085    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Extracellular vesicles derived from cancer-associated fibroblasts induce the migration and invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma Authors Dourado MR, Korvala J, Åström P, De Oliveira CE, Cervigne NK, Mofatto LS, Campanella Bastos D, Pereira Messetti AC, Graner E, Paes Leme AF, Coletta RD, Salo T. Journal name J Extracell Vesicles Publication year 2019 Sample Oral mucosa Sample name Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) - oral squamous cell carcinoma Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting Immuno-EM Mass spectrometry EV-TRACK -