Recombinant Human Fermitin family homolog 1 (FERMT1)

Uniprot Id

Q9BQL6

Target Species

Human

Target Name

FERMT1

Target Full Name

Fermitin family homolog 1

Target Function

Involved in cell adhesion. Contributes to integrin activation. When coexpressed with talin, potentiates activation of ITGA2B. Required for normal keratinocyte proliferation. Required for normal polarization of basal keratinocytes in skin, and for normal cell shape. Required for normal adhesion of keratinocytes to fibronectin and laminin, and for normal keratinocyte migration to wound sites. May mediate TGF-beta 1 signaling in tumor progression.

Target Involvement

Kindler syndrome (KNDLRS)

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Cell junction, focal adhesion. Cell projection, ruffle membrane; Peripheral membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side. Note=Constituent of focal adhesions. Localized at the basal aspect of skin keratinocytes, close to the cell membrane. Colocalizes with filamentous actin. Upon TGFB1 treatment, it localizes to membrane ruffles.

Target Protein Families

Kindlin family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed in brain, skeletal muscle, kidney, colon, adrenal gland, prostate, and placenta. Weakly or not expressed in heart, thymus, spleen, liver, small intestine, bone marrow, lung and peripheral blood leukocytes. Overexpressed in some colon and lung tu

Target Synonyms

C20orf42; Chromosome 20 open reading frame 42; DTGCU 2; DTGCU2; FERM1_HUMAN; Fermitin family homolog 1; Fermitin family member 1; Fermt1; FLJ20116; FLJ23423; KIND 1; KIND1; Kinderlin; Kindlerin; Kindlin 1; Kindlin syndrome protein; Kindlin-1; Kindlin1; Unc 112 related protein 1; Unc-112-related protein 1; Unc112 related protein ; UNC112A; URP 1; URP1