Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.0.0)
Enables hormone activity. Involved in several processes, including elastic fiber assembly; negative regulation of osteoclast development; and negative regulation of transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase signaling pathway. Acts upstream of or within gene expression and lung alveolus development. Located in microfibril. Is expressed in several structures, including cardiovascular system; connective tissue; eye; genitourinary system; and respiratory system. Used to study Marfan syndrome; Weill-Marchesani syndrome; aortic dissection; heart disease; and systemic scleroderma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including CREST syndrome; aortic disease (multiple); autosomal dominant isolated ectopia lentis 1; bone disease (multiple); and mitral valve prolapse. Orthologous to human FBN1 (fibrillin 1).
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