Frizzled-7
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Frizzled-7 (Fd-7) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FZD7 gene.[5][6][7]
External IDsOMIM: 603410; MGI: 108570; HomoloGene: 20751; GeneCards: FZD7; OMA:FZD7 - orthologs
Members of the 'frizzled' gene family encode 7-transmembrane domain proteins that are receptors for Wnt signaling proteins. The FZD7 protein contains an N-terminal signal sequence, 10 cysteine residues typical of the cysteine-rich extracellular domain of Fz family members, 7 putative transmembrane domains, and an intracellular C-terminal tail with a PDZ domain-binding motif. FZD7 gene expression may downregulate APC function and enhance beta-catenin-mediated signals in poorly differentiated human esophageal carcinomas.[7]