| 1987 |
The beta subunit of the VLA (Very Late Antigen) integrin family was characterized as a common 130,000 molecular weight subunit shared across five distinct cell surface heterodimers (VLA-1 through VLA-5), establishing ITGB1 as the common beta chain of the VLA integrin subfamily. |
Immunoprecipitation, chemical cross-linking, 2D gel analysis, V8 protease cleavage, cell surface radiolabeling |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
3546305
|
| 1987 |
The amino acid sequence of the human fibronectin receptor (alpha5beta1 integrin) was determined from cDNA; the beta1 subunit (778 aa) contains a transmembrane domain, a short cytoplasmic domain, and a fourfold cysteine-rich repeat in the ectodomain, and shares 44–47% homology with beta3 and beta2 integrin subunits, defining the integrin superfamily of adhesion receptors. |
cDNA cloning and sequence analysis |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
2958481
|
| 1990 |
The cytoplasmic domain of beta1 integrin directly binds alpha-actinin in vitro, providing a molecular link between the integrin and the actin cytoskeleton at focal contacts. |
Affinity chromatography with synthetic beta1 cytoplasmic domain peptide, solid-phase binding assay, immunoblot |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
2116421
|
| 1989 |
Antibody crosslinking of the VLA-4 beta1 subunit (CD29) on CD4+ T cells inhibits CD4+ cell proliferation triggered by CD2 or CD3, and binding to activated T cells leads to increased cyclic AMP levels comparable to forskolin, indicating that beta1 integrin mediates negative signaling in T cell activation. |
Antibody inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation, cAMP measurement |
Nature |
Medium |
2566120
|
| 1995 |
The cytoplasmic domain of beta1 integrin directly binds both focal adhesion kinase (FAK/pp125FAK) and paxillin in vitro; FAK binds via its N-terminal non-catalytic domain to sequences distinct from those bound by alpha-actinin, and paxillin binding is independent of FAK binding. |
In vitro binding assay with synthetic beta1 cytoplasmic domain peptide and cell lysates; domain mapping |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
7657702
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| 1996 |
Integrin-linked kinase (ILK), a 59K serine/threonine protein kinase, was identified as a direct binding partner of the beta1 integrin cytoplasmic domain; ILK phosphorylates a beta1 cytoplasmic domain peptide in vitro, co-immunoprecipitates with beta1 in mammalian cells, and its overexpression disrupts epithelial architecture, inhibits adhesion, and induces anchorage-independent growth. |
Yeast two-hybrid screen, in vitro kinase assay with beta1 peptide, co-immunoprecipitation, overexpression in mammalian cells |
Nature |
High |
8538749
|
| 1996 |
CD81 (TAPA-1) and other transmembrane-4 superfamily members (CD53, CD63, CD82) specifically associate with alpha4beta1 (VLA-4, CD49d/CD29) integrin, colocalizing in cell surface clusters; this association does not require the alpha4 cytoplasmic domain and is not influenced by divalent cations or integrin-activating antibodies, but is abolished by two alpha4 adhesion-deficient mutations (D346E, D408E). |
Co-immunoprecipitation, reciprocal immunoprecipitation, confocal microscopy colocalization, mutant integrin analysis |
Journal of immunology |
High |
8757325
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| 1995 |
A hamster monoclonal antibody (HM beta1-1) against mouse beta1 integrin (CD29) blocked adhesion of mouse tumor cell lines to collagen, laminin, and fibronectin, and inhibited T cell proliferation when combined with anti-LFA-1, demonstrating that mouse beta1 integrins mediate VLA-dependent adhesion to ECM and co-stimulatory functions in T cell activation. |
Antibody blocking of cell adhesion to ECM substrates, T cell proliferation inhibition assay |
International immunology |
Medium |
7547709
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| 1998 |
ILK activity is stimulated by fibronectin-mediated cell attachment and by insulin in a PI3K-dependent manner; phosphatidylinositol(3,4,5)trisphosphate directly stimulates ILK in vitro; ILK phosphorylates GSK-3 in vitro and inhibits its activity in vivo; kinase-active ILK phosphorylates PKB/AKT on serine-473, placing ILK downstream of PI3K as a regulator of both AKT and GSK-3 downstream of beta1 integrin engagement. |
In vitro kinase assay, PI3K inhibitor treatment, constitutively active PI3K overexpression, co-IP, GSK-3 and AKT phosphorylation measurements |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
9736715
|
| 2000 |
Crystal structure of the alpha2 I domain of integrin alpha2beta1 in complex with a triple-helical collagen peptide (GFOGER motif) was determined at 2.1 Å; collagen glutamate completes the metal coordination sphere of the I domain; ligand binding induces conformational changes that propagate from the upper surface to the opposite pole, suggesting a mechanism for affinity regulation and signal transduction by the beta1-containing collagen receptor. |
X-ray crystallography with functional validation by mutagenesis and binding studies |
Cell |
High |
10778855
|
| 2000 |
Activation of EphA2 kinase suppresses beta1 integrin function and causes FAK dephosphorylation; EphA2 is constitutively associated with FAK, and upon ephrin-A1 stimulation SHP2 is recruited to EphA2, followed by dephosphorylation of FAK and paxillin, revealing crosstalk between Eph receptors and beta1 integrin-FAK signaling. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, phosphorylation assays, cell spreading and migration assays, integrin activity assays |
Nature cell biology |
High |
10655584
|
| 2003 |
TIMP-2 binds to alpha3beta1 integrin on endothelial cells and induces a decrease in total protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) activity associated with beta1 integrin subunits, and dissociation of SHP-1 from beta1, with concomitant increased PTP activity at FGFR-1 and KDR, thereby inhibiting angiogenic factor-induced endothelial cell proliferation independently of MMP inhibition. |
Integrin-blocking antibodies, PTP activity assays, co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro proliferation and in vivo angiogenesis assays |
Cell |
High |
12887919
|
| 2003 |
Extracellular galectin-3 binds to CD29 (beta1 integrin) and CD7 on T cell lines and activated T cells, inducing apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway (cytochrome c release and caspase-3 activation, but not caspase-8); this effect is inhibited by lactose, indicating carbohydrate-dependent binding of galectin-3 to beta1 integrin as a death receptor. |
Lactose inhibition assay, antibody blocking, co-immunoprecipitation, cytochrome c release assay, caspase activation measurement |
Cancer research |
Medium |
14678989
|
| 2009 |
Alpha5beta1 integrin (containing the beta1 subunit) switches between relaxed and tensioned states in response to myosin II-generated cytoskeletal force; this switch controls the alpha5beta1-fibronectin bond strength by engaging the synergy site in fibronectin and is required for FAK phosphorylation, linking mechanical force to beta1 integrin-mediated signaling. |
Single-molecule force measurements, myosin II inhibition, integrin conformation-specific antibodies, FAK phosphorylation assay |
Science |
High |
19179533
|
| 2009 |
Single-bond lifetime measurements between fibronectin and alpha5beta1 integrin demonstrate catch bonds: force in the 10–30 pN range prolongs bond lifetimes; cation changes and activating antibodies shift the catch bond behavior, implicating force-assisted headpiece activation in catch bond formation by beta1 integrins. |
Atomic force microscopy, single-molecule force spectroscopy, integrin-Fc fusion proteins |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
19564406
|
| 2010 |
MicroRNA-124 directly targets the 3' UTR of ITGB1 mRNA, downregulates ITGB1 protein expression, and reduces adherence and motility of oral squamous cell carcinoma cells, establishing ITGB1 as a functional target of miR-124 regulation. |
3' UTR luciferase reporter assay, miRNA overexpression, Western blot, adhesion and motility assays |
FEBS letters |
Medium |
21112327
|
| 2011 |
Mechanical loading reduces CD29 (ITGB1) surface expression on mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and decreases their migration; specific inhibition of CD29 phenocopies the loading-induced migration defect; focal adhesion kinase and Src-family kinases were identified as candidate downstream targets of CD29 in MSC migration. |
Mechanical loading, flow cytometry, antibody-mediated CD29 inhibition, migration assay, FAK/Src kinase analysis |
European cells & materials |
Medium |
21732280
|
| 2012 |
The CD49d/CD29 (VLA-4, alpha4beta1) integrin complex constitutively associates with CD38 in CLL cells; CD38 enhances CD49d-mediated adhesion to VCAM-1 and fibronectin substrates, promotes Vav-1 phosphorylation and F-actin redistribution at adhesion sites, and increases resistance to apoptosis in adherent CD49d+CD38+ CLL cells. |
Co-capping, co-immunoprecipitation, cell adhesion assays, phospho-Vav-1 measurement, F-actin imaging, apoptosis assays |
Leukemia |
Medium |
22289918
|
| 2013 |
Sox10 transcription factor regulates beta1 integrin (Itgb1) expression levels; compound Sox10/Itgb1 mutant mice show increased intestinal aganglionosis and more severe neuronal network disorganization than single mutants, with reduced migration speed and altered directionality of enteric neural crest cells (ENCCs), demonstrating a genetic interaction between Sox10 and Itgb1 in enteric nervous system development. |
Genetic epistasis with double mutant mice, video-microscopy migration tracking, immunostaining, Sox10 overexpression |
Developmental biology |
Medium |
23608456
|
| 2014 |
Radiation increases cellular uptake of exosomes through formation of a CD29 (ITGB1)/CD81 complex on the mesenchymal stem cell surface; knockdown of CD29 completely inhibits radiation-induced exosome uptake, and knockdown of CD81 inhibits basal uptake, establishing the CD29/CD81 complex as a receptor mediating radiation-enhanced exosome internalization. |
siRNA knockdown, confocal colocalization, exosome uptake quantification, surface protein complex formation analysis |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
24667602
|
| 2015 |
Knockdown of CD29 (ITGB1) alone, or combined with CD49f knockdown, in cancer stem cells from Brca1-mutant tumors reduces cell migration, with combined knockdown producing a profound block in migration, demonstrating critical and overlapping roles of CD29 and CD49f in cancer stem cell migration. |
shRNA knockdown, cell migration assay, allograft nude mouse metastasis model |
Oncogene |
Medium |
24317509
|
| 2015 |
CD29 (ITGB1) overexpression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells activates ILK, increases Akt Ser473 phosphorylation and mTORC1 expression, decreases E-cadherin, increases fibronectin and vimentin (EMT markers), and enhances resistance to radiation and cisplatin, while CD29 silencing sensitizes cells to these treatments. |
Adenoviral overexpression and shRNA silencing, Western blot for ILK/AKT/mTOR/EMT markers, MTT viability, xenograft mouse model |
Medical oncology |
Medium |
25805567
|
| 2018 |
CD31 upregulates ITGB1 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells and promotes EMT and metastasis via the ITGB1-FAK-Akt signaling pathway. |
Western blot, siRNA silencing, invasion/migration assays, xenograft model |
Cancer letters |
Medium |
29746931
|
| 2018 |
VLA-4 (CD49d/CD29, alpha4beta1) integrin can be inside-out activated by BCR triggering in CLL cells, reinforcing adhesion; ibrutinib reduces constitutive VLA-4 activation but this can be overcome by BCR triggering via a BTK-independent PI3K-dependent mechanism. |
In vitro and in vivo ibrutinib treatment, inside-out activation assays, cell adhesion assays, PI3K inhibitor experiments |
The Journal of experimental medicine |
Medium |
29301866
|
| 2019 |
TIMP-1 secreted by Toxoplasma gondii-challenged dendritic cells binds CD63, which signals through ITGB1 (CD29) to activate FAK, SRC, and PI3K, driving hypermotile amoeboid migration of dendritic cells; shRNA silencing of ITGB1 or pharmacological inhibition of FAK, SRC, and PI3K abrogated hypermotility. |
shRNA gene silencing of TIMP-1, CD63, and ITGB1; antibody blockade; pharmacological FAK/SRC/PI3K inhibition; migration assays |
Journal of cell science |
Medium |
30635444
|
| 2019 |
In zebrafish, loss of itgb1 (itgβ1.b-/-) causes increased ECM deposition (laminin and collagen) at the muscle basement membrane and reduced myotomal elasticity; RGD peptide inhibition of ITGB1 in a laminin-α2-deficient MDC1A model similarly increases ECM deposition and improves muscle fibre stability, establishing that ITGB1 signaling regulates ECM homeostasis at the muscle basement membrane. |
Zebrafish genetic knockout, immunostaining, passive force analysis, RGD peptide injection in disease model |
Human molecular genetics |
Medium |
30566586
|
| 2019 |
RAD9 controls ITGB1 protein levels in human prostate cancer cells; RAD9 or ITGB1 silencing sensitizes cells to ionizing radiation; combined RAD9 knockdown with irradiation reduces ITGB1 protein by an additional 50%; fibronectin-mediated radioprotection (via beta1 integrin-ECM contact) is abolished by RAD9 knockdown, establishing RAD9 as an upstream regulator of ITGB1-dependent radioresistance. |
RNA interference, Western blot, colony formation assay, cell cycle analysis, PARP-1 cleavage assay |
The Prostate |
Medium |
25111005
|
| 2020 |
THBS4 (thrombospondin 4) interacts with ITGB1 via co-immunoprecipitation and regulates the FAK/PI3K/AKT pathway to promote hepatocellular carcinoma EMT, proliferation, and metastasis. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, Western blot, immunofluorescence, xenograft model, EMT marker analysis |
FASEB journal |
Medium |
32567740
|
| 2021 |
ALKBH5, an m6A demethylase, removes m6A modification from ITGB1 mRNA, suppressing YTHDF2-mediated m6A-dependent ITGB1 mRNA degradation; this leads to increased ITGB1 protein, FAK and Src phosphorylation, and enhanced lymphangiogenesis and lymph node metastasis in ovarian cancer. Hypoxia induces HIF-1α → ALKBH5 → ITGB1 → FAK/Src axis. |
RNA pulldown, RIP-qPCR, co-immunoprecipitation, m6A-RIP-qPCR, luciferase reporter assay, in vitro and in vivo functional studies |
Theranostics |
Medium |
36632222
|
| 2021 |
KAT1 activates YTHDF2 transcription via histone acetylation of its promoter; YTHDF2 in turn triggers m6A-dependent ITGB1 mRNA degradation, suppressing ITGB1 expression and the downstream FAK/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in diabetic retinopathy models. |
ChIP-seq/histone acetylation assay, YTHDF2 knockdown, m6A-mRNA degradation assay, Western blot for FAK/PI3K/AKT, in vivo mouse model |
Pharmacological research |
Medium |
34098071
|
| 2021 |
ITGB1 knockdown in radioresistant NSCLC cells enhances radiation-induced DNA damage, G2/M arrest, and apoptosis; ITGB1 induces radioresistance by promoting DNA repair and by activating YAP1, which drives EMT; silencing ITGB1 suppresses YAP1 expression and intracellular translocation. |
shRNA knockdown, immunofluorescence, colony formation, flow cytometry, Western blot for YAP1 and EMT markers |
International journal of biological sciences |
Medium |
33613118
|
| 2021 |
ITGB1 drives hepatocellular carcinoma cell cycle progression through a PXN/YWHAZ/AKT axis; ITGB1 siRNA knockdown downregulates paxillin (PXN) and 14-3-3ζ (YWHAZ), delays cell cycle progression, and impairs aggressive tumor cell behavior. |
siRNA knockdown, Western blot, immunostaining, cell cycle analysis, colony formation, migration assay, xenograft model |
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology |
Medium |
34977001
|
| 2021 |
miR-497 directly targets CDC42 and ITGB1 in gastric cancer cells; miR-497 overexpression inhibits focal adhesion formation by reducing ITGB1 expression and suppressing the CDC42/ITGB1/FAK/paxillin/AKT signaling cascade; CDC42 restoration rescues the metastasis-suppressing effect of miR-497. |
miRNA overexpression, gene rescue, Western blot for FAK/PXN/AKT phosphorylation, in vivo metastasis assay, miR-497 knockout mice |
Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids |
Medium |
34589278
|
| 2021 |
FTO, an m6A demethylase, promotes gastric cancer metastasis by decreasing the m6A modification level of ITGB1 mRNA, thereby increasing ITGB1 protein expression; ITGB1 overexpression partially rescues the migration/invasion suppression caused by FTO knockdown. |
FTO knockdown/overexpression, m6A-RIP quantification, Western blot, migration/invasion assays, ITGB1 rescue experiment |
Frontiers in oncology |
Medium |
34277426
|
| 2021 |
ITGB1-DT lncRNA interacts with EZH2, reduces H3K27me3 levels at the ITGB1 promoter, and thereby activates ITGB1 expression; increased ITGB1 then activates Wnt/β-catenin signaling and its target MYC; MYC in turn transcriptionally activates ITGB1-DT, forming a positive feedback loop in lung adenocarcinoma. |
RNA-protein co-IP (EZH2-lncRNA), ChIP for H3K27me3 at ITGB1 promoter, luciferase reporter, Western blot, gain/loss-of-function experiments, in vivo metastasis |
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology |
Medium |
33763420
|
| 2022 |
TIMP-1 secreted by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) binds CD63 and cooperates with integrin beta1 (ITGB1) to activate STAT3 and ERK1/2 in breast cancer cells; knockdown of ITGB1 (or CD63 or TIMP-1 or STAT3) blocks CAF-induced migration and growth, establishing a TIMP-1/CD63/ITGB1/STAT3 feedback loop that drives breast cancer cell behavior. |
siRNA knockdown of TIMP-1, CD63, ITGB1, STAT3; recombinant TIMP-1 treatment; Western blot for STAT3/ERK1/2 activation; migration assays |
Cancers |
Medium |
36291767
|
| 2022 |
MUC5AC secreted by pancreatic cancer cells binds CD44 and ITGB1 on adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells, promoting CD44/ITGB1 (CD29) clustering that activates Rac1 and drives AD-MSC migration toward tumor sites; Rac1 inhibition abolishes migration, and MUC5AC depletion reduces stromal remodeling. |
Mass spectrometry MUC5AC interactome, flow cytometry for CD44/CD29 clustering, live-cell imaging, Rac1 inhibitor, autochthonous mouse model (KC, KCM), co-implantation xenografts |
Gastroenterology |
Medium |
35219699
|
| 2022 |
DDR2 in cancer-associated fibroblasts regulates periostin (POSTN) expression, which in turn promotes ovarian cancer invasion through ITGB1; DDR2/POSTN-expressing CAFs enhance mesothelial clearance and invasion three-fold, and DDR2-depleted/POSTN-overexpressing CAFs increased tumor burden in vivo. |
Co-culture assays, siRNA/shRNA depletion, mesothelial clearance assay, invasion assay, mouse tumor burden model |
Cancers |
Medium |
35884543
|
| 2022 |
miR-134-5p directly targets Itgb1 mRNA (confirmed by luciferase reporter) in bone marrow macrophages; Itgb1 knockdown reverses the pro-osteoclastogenic effect of miR-134-5p antagomir; the miR-134-5p/Itgb1 axis modulates MAPK pathway proteins p-p38 and p-ERK to regulate osteoclast differentiation. |
Luciferase reporter assay, miRNA agomir/antagomir transfection, Itgb1 siRNA, MAPK signaling analysis, OVX mouse model |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
35691339
|
| 2023 |
USP51 deubiquitinates and stabilizes PD-L1 in chemoresistant NSCLC cells; stabilized PD-L1 directly binds ITGB1 at the membrane (confirmed by co-IP and pulldown), and PD-L1/ITGB1 interaction activates NF-κB to promote chemoresistance; flavonoid DHM inhibits USP51 and reduces PD-L1 stability, decreasing ITGB1-NF-κB chemoresistance. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, pulldown, deubiquitinase activity assay (Ub-AMC), cellular thermal shift assay, surface plasmon resonance, tissue microarray, Western blot |
Cancer communications |
Medium |
37386737
|
| 2023 |
The RNA-binding protein RPS7 stabilizes LOXL2 mRNA by binding AUUUA motifs in the 3'UTR; LOXL2 then maintains ITGB1 protein stability and activates ITGB1-mediated FAK/SRC signaling to promote hepatocellular carcinoma adhesion, migration, invasion, and lung metastasis. |
RIP, RNA pulldown, dual luciferase reporter, nascent RNA capture, RNA decay assay, CRISPR-Cas9 KO, Western blot for FAK/SRC, in vivo lung metastasis |
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research |
Medium |
38326908
|
| 2023 |
Hypoxia-induced lncRNA NNT-AS1 promotes pancreatic cancer immune escape by increasing ITGB1 mRNA stability in a METTL3-HuR-dependent m6A manner; NNT-AS1 silencing reduces ITGB1 expression and reverses hypoxia-induced immune escape, while ITGB1 overexpression rescues the effect of NNT-AS1 knockdown. |
ChIP, RIP, dual-luciferase reporter assay, xenograft model, CD8+ T cell co-culture assay, ELISA |
Experimental cell research |
Medium |
37659467
|
| 2024 |
ITGB1 upregulation is associated with acquired resistance to osimertinib and MEK inhibitors in EGFR-mutant NSCLC; combined treatment with MEK inhibitor and DDR inhibitors downregulates ITGB1 and increases cell death, and an interplay between ITGB1 and DDR family proteins was identified in mediating EMT-associated drug resistance. |
Western blot, flow cytometry, siRNA knockdown, drug combination experiments in resistant cell lines |
Scientific reports |
Low |
38177190
|
| 2024 |
CD248 promotes osteosarcoma metastasis by enhancing the interaction between ITGB1 and ECM proteins CYR61 and fibronectin, which activates the FAK-paxillin focal adhesion pathway; co-immunoprecipitation confirmed CD248-ITGB1 interaction, and CD248 knockdown reduces ITGB1-ECM engagement, FAK-paxillin activation, focal adhesion formation, and lung metastasis. |
RNA-seq, co-immunoprecipitation, Western blot, immunofluorescence, migration/invasion assay, nude mouse lung metastasis model |
BMC cancer |
Medium |
36997926
|
| 2024 |
GMFG, secreted by ERS-CAF cells under hypoxic IER2 upregulation, directly binds ITGB1 on tumor cells (confirmed by spatial proximity and functional assays); ITGB1 inhibition attenuates chordoma malignant progression, partially reversible by exogenous GMFG, and ITGB1-high tumors correlate with increased SPP1+ macrophage density, implicating ITGB1 in tumor-macrophage crosstalk. |
Single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler, DIA proteomics, multiplexed immunofluorescence, ITGB1 antibody blockade, GMFG binding assay |
Advanced science |
Medium |
39207055
|
| 2025 |
CircRNF13 binds the m6A reader protein IGF2BP1, inhibiting its ubiquitin-mediated degradation and promoting its phase separation; this enhanced IGF2BP1 phase separation increases ITGB1 mRNA stability through m6A modification in an IGF2BP1-dependent manner, promoting oral cancer cisplatin resistance. |
RNA immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, phase separation imaging, m6A quantification, in vitro and in vivo tumor growth, ITGB1 mRNA stability assay |
Molecular cancer |
Medium |
39891203
|