O xene ITGAL codifica a cadea alfa L de integrina. As integrinas son proteínas integrais de membrana heterodímeras compostas por unha cadea alfa e outra beta. Este dominio I que contén a alfa integrina combínase coa cadea beta 2 ou CD18 (ITGB2) para formar o antíxeno asociado á función do linfocito 1 (LFA-1), que se expresa en todos os linfocitos. O LFA-1 xoga un papel central na adhesión intercelular de leucocitos por medio de interaccións cos seus ligandos, as ICAMs 1-3 (moléculas de adhesión intercelular 1 á 3), e tamén funciona na sinalización coestimulatoria de linfocitos.[1]
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