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SFRP1 secreted frizzled related protein 1

Gene ID: 6422, updated on 11-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: FRP; FRP1; FrzA; FRP-1; SARP2

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the SFRP family that contains a cysteine-rich domain homologous to the putative Wnt-binding site of Frizzled proteins. Members of this family act as soluble modulators of Wnt signaling; epigenetic silencing of SFRP genes leads to deregulated activation of the Wnt-pathway which is associated with cancer. This gene may also be involved in determining the polarity of photoreceptor cells in the retina. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]

Genomic context

Location:
8p11.21
Sequence:
Chromosome: 8; NC_000008.11 (41261962..41309473, complement)
Total number of exons:
3

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