Frizzled-8

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FZD8
Protein FZD8 PDB 1ijy.png
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases FZD8 , FZ-8, hFZ8, frizzled class receptor 8
External IDs OMIM: 606146; MGI: 108460; HomoloGene: 40606; GeneCards: FZD8; OMA:FZD8 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_031866

NM_008058

RefSeq (protein)

NP_114072

NP_032084

Location (UCSC) Chr 10: 35.64 – 35.64 Mb Chr 18: 9.21 – 9.22 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Frizzled-8(Fz-8) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FZD8 gene. [5] [6]

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Function

This intronless gene is a member of the frizzled gene family. Members of this family encode seven-transmembrane domain proteins that are receptors for the Wingless type MMTV integration site family of signaling proteins. Most frizzled receptors are coupled to the beta-catenin canonical signaling pathway. This gene is highly expressed in two human cancer cell lines, indicating that it may play a role in several types of cancer. The crystal structure of the extracellular cysteine-rich domain of a similar mouse protein has been determined. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000177283 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000036904 Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Saitoh T, Hirai M, Katoh M (Apr 2001). "Molecular cloning and characterization of human Frizzled-8 gene on chromosome 10p11.2". Int J Oncol. 18 (5): 991–6. doi:10.3892/ijo.18.5.991. PMID   11295046.
  6. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: FZD8 frizzled homolog 8 (Drosophila)".

Further reading


This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.