Recombinant Human Trefoil factor 1 (TFF1)

Uniprot Id

P04155

Target Species

Human

Target Name

TFF1

Target Full Name

Trefoil factor 1

Target Function

Stabilizer of the mucous gel overlying the gastrointestinal mucosa that provides a physical barrier against various noxious agents. May inhibit the growth of calcium oxalate crystals in urine.

Target Subcellular Location

Secreted.

Target Tissue Specificity

Found in stomach, with highest levels in the upper gastric mucosal cells (at protein level). Detected in goblet cells of the small and large intestine and rectum, small submucosal glands in the esophagus, mucous acini of the sublingual gland, submucosal g

Target Research Area

Signal Transduction

Target Synonyms

BCEI; Breast cancer estrogen inducible protein; Breast cancer estrogen inducible sequence; Breast cancer estrogen-inducible protein; D21S21; Gastrointestinal trefoil protein; Gastrointestinal trefoil protein pS2; hP1.A; HP1A; HPS 2; HPS2; pNR 2; PNR-2; pNR2; Polypeptide P1.A; Protein pS2; PS 2; pS2; pS2 protein; TFF 1; TFF1; TFF1_HUMAN; Trefoil factor 1

Target Background

Members of the trefoil family are characterized by having at least one copy of the trefoil motif, a 40-amino acid domain that contains three conserved disulfides. They are stable secretory proteins expressed in gastrointestinal mucosa. Their functions are not defined, but they may protect the mucosa from insults, stabilize the mucus layer, and affect healing of the epithelium. This gene, which is expressed in the gastric mucosa, has also been studied because of its expression in human tumors. This gene and two other related trefoil family member genes are found in a cluster on chromosome 21.