MFRP

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Membrane frizzled-related protein

Identifiers

MFRP; FLJ30570; NNO2; rd6

External IDs

Gene ontology
Molecular Function:	• molecular_function
Cellular Component:	• membrane • integral to membrane
Biological Process:	• visual perception • embryonic development • response to stimulus

Orthologs

Human

Mouse

Entrez

83552

n/a

Refseq

NM_031433 (mRNA)
NP_113621 (protein)

n/a (mRNA)
n/a (protein)

Pubmed search

[1]

n/a

Membrane frizzled-related protein, also known as MFRP, is a human gene.^[1]

[edit] References

^ Entrez Gene: MFRP membrane frizzled-related protein.

[edit] Further reading

Metlapally R, Li YJ, Tran-Viet KN, et al.. "Common MFRP sequence variants are not associated with moderate to high hyperopia, isolated microphthalmia, and high myopia.". Mol. Vis. 14: 387-93. PMID 18334955.
Ayala-Ramirez R, Graue-Wiechers F, Robredo V, et al. (2007). "A new autosomal recessive syndrome consisting of posterior microphthalmos, retinitis pigmentosa, foveoschisis, and optic disc drusen is caused by a MFRP gene mutation.". Mol. Vis. 12: 1483-9. PMID 17167404.
Yang L, Yamasaki K, Shirakata Y, et al. (2006). "Bone morphogenetic protein-2 modulates Wnt and frizzled expression and enhances the canonical pathway of Wnt signaling in normal keratinocytes.". J. Dermatol. Sci. 42 (2): 111-9. doi:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2005.12.011. PMID 16442268.
Pauer GJ, Xi Q, Zhang K, et al. (2006). "Mutation screen of the membrane-type frizzled-related protein (MFRP) gene in patients with inherited retinal degenerations.". Ophthalmic Genet. 26 (4): 157-61. doi:10.1080/13816810500374425. PMID 16352475.
Mandal MN, Heckenlively JR, Burch T, et al. (2005). "Sequencing arrays for screening multiple genes associated with early-onset human retinal degenerations on a high-throughput platform.". Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 46 (9): 3355-62. doi:10.1167/iovs.05-0007. PMID 16123440.
Sundin OH, Leppert GS, Silva ED, et al. (2005). "Extreme hyperopia is the result of null mutations in MFRP, which encodes a Frizzled-related protein.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102 (27): 9553-8. doi:10.1073/pnas.0501451102. PMID 15976030.
Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs.". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40-5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.
Hayward C, Shu X, Cideciyan AV, et al. (2004). "Mutation in a short-chain collagen gene, CTRP5, results in extracellular deposit formation in late-onset retinal degeneration: a genetic model for age-related macular degeneration.". Hum. Mol. Genet. 12 (20): 2657-67. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddg289. PMID 12944416.
Katoh M (2001). "Molecular cloning and characterization of MFRP, a novel gene encoding a membrane-type Frizzled-related protein.". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 282 (1): 116-23. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2001.4551. PMID 11263980.