Vitronectin

Vitronectin (VTN or VN) is a glycoprotein of the hemopexin family which is synthesized and excreted by the liver, and abundantly found in serum, the extracellular matrix and bone. In humans it is encoded by the VTN gene.

VTN
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesVTN, V75, VN, VNT, vitronectin
External IDsOMIM: 193190 MGI: 98940 HomoloGene: 532 GeneCards: VTN
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

7448

22370

Ensembl

ENSG00000109072

ENSMUSG00000017344

UniProt

P04004

P29788

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000638

NM_011707

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000629

NP_035837

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 28.37 – 28.37 MbChr 11: 78.39 – 78.39 Mb
PubMed search
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Vitronectin binds to integrin alpha-V beta-3 and thus promotes cell adhesion and spreading. It also inhibits the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal cytolytic complement pathway and binds to several serpins (serine protease inhibitors). It is a secreted protein and exists in either a single chain form or a clipped, two chain form held together by a disulfide bond. Vitronectin has been speculated to be involved in hemostasis and tumor malignancy.

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