Description
Product Characteristics:
FREM1 is a 2,179 amino acid protein that contains one C-type lectin domain, one Calx-beta domain and twelve CSPG repeats. Localized to the basement membrane of embryonic epidermal cells and secreted into extracellular space, FREM1 functions as an extracellular matrix protein that is essential for epidermal adhesion during embryogenesis and may also participate in epidermal differentiation. FREM1 exists as multiple alternatively spliced isoforms and is encoded by a gene which maps to human chromosome 9. Chromosome 9 contains 145 million base pairs and comprises 4 % of the human genome, encoding nearly 900 genes. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, which is characterized by harmful vascular defects, and Familial dysautonomia, are both associated with chromosome 9. Notably, chromosome 9 encompasses the largest interferon family gene cluster.
Subcellular location: Secreted, Cell membrane, Extracellular matrix
Synonyms: BC037594, BNAR, C9orf143, C9orf145, C9orf154, D430009N09, D630008K06, FLJ25461, FRAS1-related extracellular matrix protein 1, FREM 1, FREM1, FREM1_HUMAN, Heb, MOTA, Protein QBRICK, QBRICK, RGD1306981, RP11-265B7.2, RP23-410K19.1, TILRR.
Target Information: This gene encodes a basement membrane protein that may play a role in craniofacial and renal development. Mutations in this gene have been associated with bifid nose with or without anorectal and renal anomalies. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. PubMed ID 19940113 describes one such variant that initiates transcription within a distinct, internal exon\, the resulting shorter isoform (named Toll-like/interleukin-1 receptor regulator, TILRR) is suggested to be a co-receptor of the interleukin 1 receptor family and may regulate receptor function and Toll-like receptor/interleukin 1 receptor signal transduction, contributing to the control of inflammatory response activation. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2011]