EFEMP1

EGF containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1
Identifiers
Symbols EFEMP1 ; DHRD; DRAD; FBLN3; FBNL; FIBL-3; MLVT; MTLV; S1-5
External IDs OMIM: 601548 MGI: 1339998 HomoloGene: 3028 GeneCards: EFEMP1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 2202 216616
Ensembl ENSG00000115380 ENSMUSG00000020467
UniProt Q12805 Q8BPB5
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001039348 NM_146015
RefSeq (protein) NP_001034437 NP_666127
Location (UCSC) Chr 2:
55.87 – 55.92 Mb
Chr 11:
28.85 – 28.93 Mb
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EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EFEMP1 gene.[1][2][3]

Gene

This gene encodes a member of the fibulin family of extracellular matrix glycoproteins. Like all members of this family, the encoded protein contains tandemly repeated epidermal growth factor-like repeats followed by a C-terminus fibulin-type domain. This gene is upregulated in malignant gliomas and may play a role in the aggressive nature of these tumors. Mutations in this gene are associated with Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy. Alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode the same protein have been described.[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009]. This gene spans approximately 18 kb of genomic DNA and consists of 12 exons. Alternative splice patterns in the 5' UTR result in three transcript variants encoding the same extracellular matrix protein.[3]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene are associated with Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy.[3]

EFEMP1/Fibulin-3 has recently been reported as a potential biomarker to facilitate the identification of patients with pleural mesothelioma.[4]

Interactions

EFEMP1 has been shown to interact with ARAF.[5]

References

  1. Ikegawa S, Toda T, Okui K, Nakamura Y (Dec 1996). "Structure and chromosomal assignment of the human S1-5 gene (FBNL) that is highly homologous to fibrillin". Genomics 35 (3): 590–2. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0402. PMID 8812496.
  2. Lecka-Czernik B, Lumpkin CK Jr, Goldstein S (Jan 1995). "An overexpressed gene transcript in senescent and quiescent human fibroblasts encoding a novel protein in the epidermal growth factor-like repeat family stimulates DNA synthesis". Mol Cell Biol 15 (1): 120–8. PMC 231918. PMID 7799918.
  3. 1 2 3 "Entrez Gene: EFEMP1 EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1".
  4. Pass HI, Levin SM, Harbut MR, Melamed J, Chiriboga L, Donington J, Huflejt M, Carbone M, Chia D, Goodglick L, Goodman GE, Thornquist MD, Liu G, de Perrot M, Tsao MS, Goparaju C (October 2012). "Fibulin-3 as a blood and effusion biomarker for pleural mesothelioma". N. Engl. J. Med. 367 (15): 1417–27. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1115050. PMC 3761217. PMID 23050525.
  5. Yuryev A, Wennogle LP (February 2003). "Novel raf kinase protein-protein interactions found by an exhaustive yeast two-hybrid analysis". Genomics 81 (2): 112–25. doi:10.1016/S0888-7543(02)00008-3. PMID 12620389.

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