Trefoil factor 1

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Trefoil factor 1

PDB rendering based on 1hi7.
Identifiers
Symbols TFF1; BCEI; D21S21; HP1.A; HPS2; pNR-2; pS2
External IDs OMIM113710 MGI88135 HomoloGene2426 GeneCards: TFF1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
PBB GE TFF1 205009 at tn.png
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 7031 21784
Ensembl ENSG00000160182 ENSMUSG00000024032
UniProt P04155 Q149Y8
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_003225 NM_009362.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_003216 NP_033388.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 21:
43.78 – 43.79 Mb
Chr 17:
30.87 – 30.89 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Trefoil factor 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TFF1 gene.[1][2]

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.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gott P, Beck S, Machado JC, Carneiro F, Schmitt H, Blin N (May 1997). "Human trefoil peptides: genomic structure in 21q22.3 and coordinated expression". Eur J Hum Genet 4 (6): 308–15. PMID 9043862. 
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: TFF1 trefoil factor 1". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=7031. 

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