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| Aliases | MFGE8 , milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein, BA46, EDIL1, HMFG, HsT19888, MFG-E8, MFGM, OAcGD3S, SED1, SPAG10, hP47, milk fat globule EGF and factor V/VIII domain containing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External IDs | OMIM: 602281; MGI: 102768; HomoloGene: 4334; GeneCards: MFGE8; OMA:MFGE8 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein (Mfge8), also known as lactadherin, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MFGE8 gene. [5] [6]
Mfge8 is a secreted protein found in vertebrates, including mammals as well as birds.
MFGE8 may function as a cell adhesion protein to connect smooth muscle to elastic fibers in arteries. [7] An amyloid fragment of MFGE8 known as medin accumulates in the aorta with aging. [8] MFGE8 in the vasculature of adults can induce recovery from ischemia by facilitating angiogenesis. [9] It has been suggested that antagonizing MFGE8-induced angiogenesis could be a way of fighting cancer. [10]
MFGE8 contains a phosphatidylserine (PS) binding domain, as well as an arginine-glycine-aspartic acid motif, which enables the binding to integrins. MFGE8 binds PS, which is exposed on the surface of apoptotic cells. [11] Opsonization of the apoptotic cells and binding to integrins on the surface of phagocytic cells, mediates the engulfment of the dead cell.