This gene is an ortholog of the Drosophila fat gene, which encodes a tumor suppressor essential for controlling cell proliferation during Drosophila development. The gene product is a member of the cadherin superfamily, a group of integral membrane proteins characterized by the presence of cadherin-type repeats. In addition to containing 34 tandem cadherin-type repeats, the gene product has five epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats and one laminin A-G domain. This gene is expressed at high levels in a number of fetal epithelia. Its product probably functions as an adhesion molecule and/or signaling receptor, and is likely to be important in developmental processes and cell communication. Transcript variants derived from alternative splicing and/or alternative promoter usage exist, but they have not been fully described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],
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Function:
Function:Could function as a cell-adhesion protein.,PTM:Phosphorylated upon DNA damage, probably by ATM or ATR.,similarity:Contains 1 laminin G-like domain.,similarity:Contains 34 cadherin domains.,similarity:Contains 5 EGF-like domains.,tissue specificity:Expressed in many epithelial and some endothelial and smooth muscle cells.,
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Cellular Localization:
[Protocadherin Fat 1]: Cell membrane ; Single-pass type I membrane protein .; [Protocadherin Fat 1, nuclear form]: Nucleus .