| Human | |
| I-domain | Yes |
| N-glycos. sites | 10 |
| Conserved cysteines | 17 |
| Total cysteines | 20 |
| Pred. mw from sequence | 126 |
| size (non reduced) | 160 |
| Size (reduced) | 165 |
| Metal binding sites | 3 |
| Number of aa | 1152 |
| Number of aa cyto domain | 27 |
| Size mRNA | 8 |
| Chromosome | 5 |
The alpha-2 subunit is also known as CD49b.
| Alpha-2 human | KLGFFKRKYEKMTKNPDEIDETTELSS |
| Accession # | Description | Reference |
| M28249 | Human alpha-2 (vla-2) | Takada et al., 1989. J. Cell Biol. 109, 397-407 |
| L43058 | Xenopus alpha-2. Partial | Meng et al. Unpublished |
Antibody's against the Alpha 2 subunit
| Name | Against | Species | Type | Reference | Com. |
| P1E6 | Alpha-2 (human) | Mouse | Mono | Wayner and Carter, 1987. J. Cell. Biol. 105, 1873-1884 | |
| P1H5 | Alpha-2 (human) | Mouse | Mono | Wayner and Carter, 1987. J. Cell. Biol. 105, 1873-1884 | |
| 10G11 | Alpha-2 (human) | Mouse | Mono | Reference | |
| P1H6 | Alpha-2 (human) | Mouse | Mono | Reference | |
| 5E8 | Alpha-2 | Species | Mono | Chen et al., 1991. J. Exp. Med. 173, 1111- | |
| 12F1 | Alpha-2 | Species | Mono | Pischel et al., 1987. J. Immunol. 138, 226- | |
| RX2 | Alpha-2 (human) | Rabbit | Poly | Takada et al., 1989. J. Cell. Biol. 109, 397-407 | |
| JBS2 | Alpha-2 (hu) | Mouse | Mono | Reference | Yes |
| AK-7 | Alpha-2 (hu) | Mouse | Mono | Reference | Yes |
| 16B4 | Alpha-2 (hu) | Mouse | Mono | Reference | Yes |
| 31H4 | Alpha-2 (hu) | Mouse | Mono | Reference | Yes |
| Ha1/29 | Alpha-2 (rt) | Hamster | Mono | Reference | Yes |
| HMalpha2 | Alpha-2 (ms) | Hamster | Mono | Reference | Yes |
| 12F-H6 | Alpha-2 (hu) | Mouse | Mono | Reference | Yes |
