ZFYV9E (protein)

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Zinc finger FYVE domain-containing protein 9 (SARA)
Symbol(s): ZFYVE9 MADHIP
Other names: Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog-interacting protein, Madh-interacting protein, Smad anchor for receptor activation, Receptor activation anchor, hSARA, Novel serine protease, NSP
Protein Structure/Function
Protein type: Anchoring protein
Domains: 2 FYVE domains
Other
Taxa expressing: Homo sapiens; homologs: many metazoan phyla
Cell types: ubiquitous
Subcellular localization: Cytoplasm
Database Links
Entrez: 9372
OMIM: 603755
UniProt: O95405


Zinc finger FYVE domain-containing protein 9 or SARA is an anchoring protein involved in TGF beta signaling. It binds to the MH2 domain of the R-SMADs SMAD2 and SMAD3 as well as the type I TGF beta receptors. It facilitates the phosphorylation of the R-SMAD, which subsequently dissociates form SARA and the receptor and binds a coSMAD where they enter the nucleus as transcription factors.