Human Integrin alpha M beta 2 (ITGAM&ITGB2) Heterodimer Protein

Integrin αMβ2, also called Mac-1 or complement receptor-3 (CR3), is a heterodimer expressed on monocytes. It functions as both an adhesion molecule mediating the diapedesis of leukocytes across the endothelium and a receptor for the iC3b fragment of complement responsible for phagocytic/degranulation responses to microorganisms[1]. Active αMβ2 binds iC3b, coagulation proteins fibrinogen, plasminogen and factor X, extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins fibronectin, laminin and collagen, and cell surface ICAMs, myelin basic protein and DC­SIGN[2].