Cryptic protein

CFC1
Identifiers
Aliases	CFC1, cripto, FRL-1, cryptic family 1, AV265756, b2b970Clo, cryptic, CFC1B, DTGA2, HTX2
External IDs	OMIM: 605194; MGI: 109448; HomoloGene: 50007; GeneCards: CFC1; OMA:CFC1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (human)
End	130,599,575 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (mouse)
End	34,583,394 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	islet of Langerhans; ; pituitary gland; ; anterior pituitary; ; gonad; ; hypothalamus; ; body of pancreas; ; testicle; ; nucleus accumbens; ; primary visual cortex; ; cerebellum;
	Top expressed in
	embryo; ; mesoderm; ; gastrula; ; morula; ; blastocyst; ; embryo; ; embryonic organizer; ; lateral plate mesoderm; ; epiblast; ; condyle;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	nodal binding; molecular function; signaling receptor binding; activin receptor binding;
Cellular component	extracellular region; anchored component of membrane; plasma membrane; membrane; cellular component; cell surface;
Biological process	multicellular organism development; determination of left/right symmetry; gastrulation; nodal signaling pathway; development of the heart; anterior/posterior pattern specification; BMP signaling pathway; anatomical structure development;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	55997
	12627
	ENSG00000136698
	ENSMUSG00000026124
	P0CG37
	P97766
	NM_001270420; NM_001270421; NM_032545
	NM_007685
	NP_001257349; NP_001257350; NP_115934
	NP_031711
	Wikidata
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Cryptic protein, also cryptic family member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CFC1 gene.⁵ ⁶

Function

CFC1 is located on chromosome 2 and encodes a member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF)- Cripto, Frl-1, and Cryptic (CFC) family, which are involved in signalling during embryonic development. Proteins in this family share a variant EGF-like motif, a conserved cysteine-rich domain, and a C-terminal hydrophobic region. The protein encoded by this gene is necessary for patterning the left-right embryonic axis. Mutations in this gene are associated with defects in organ development, including autosomal visceral heterotaxy and congenital heart disease. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene.

References

GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000136698 – Ensembl, May 2017
GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000026124 – Ensembl, May 2017
"Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
"Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
"UniProt". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Entrez Gene: Cripto, FRL-1, cryptic family 1". Retrieved 2017-05-19.

Further reading

Goldmuntz E, Bamford R, Karkera JD, dela Cruz J, Roessler E, Muenke M (2002). "CFC1 mutations in patients with transposition of the great arteries and double-outlet right ventricle". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 70 (3): 776–80. doi:10.1086/339079. PMC 384955. PMID 11799476.
Ozcelik C, Bit-Avragim N, Panek A, Gaio U, Geier C, Lange PE, Dietz R, Posch MG, Perrot A, Stiller B (2006). "Mutations in the EGF-CFC gene cryptic are an infrequent cause of congenital heart disease". Pediatr Cardiol. 27 (6): 695–8. doi:10.1007/s00246-006-1082-0. PMID 17072672. S2CID 19526943.
Selamet Tierney ES, Marans Z, Rutkin MB, Chung WK (2007). "Variants of the CFC1 gene in patients with laterality defects associated with congenital cardiac disease". Cardiol Young. 17 (3): 268–74. doi:10.1017/S1047951107000455. PMID 17445335. S2CID 22139149.
Davit-Spraul A, Baussan C, Hermeziu B, Bernard O, Jacquemin E (2008). "CFC1 gene involvement in biliary atresia with polysplenia syndrome". J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 46 (1): 111–2. doi:10.1097/01.mpg.0000304465.60788.f4. PMID 18162845. S2CID 12993312.
Watanabe K, Nagaoka T, Strizzi L, Mancino M, Gonzales M, Bianco C, Salomon DS (2008). "Characterization of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchor signal sequence of human Cryptic with a hydrophilic extension". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1778 (12): 2671–81. doi:10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.09.011. PMC 3385650. PMID 18930707.
Wang B, Wang J, Liu S, Han X, Xie X, Tao Y, Yan J, Ma X (2011). "CFC1 mutations in Chinese children with congenital heart disease". Int. J. Cardiol. 146 (1): 86–8. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.07.034. PMID 19853937.
Wang B, Wang J, Liu S, Han X, Xie X, Tao Y, Yan J, Ma X (2011). "CFC1 mutations in Chinese children with congenital heart disease". Int. J. Cardiol. 146 (1): 86–8. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.07.034. PMID 19853937.
Jugessur A, Shi M, Gjessing HK, Lie RT, Wilcox AJ, Weinberg CR, Christensen K, Boyles AL, Daack-Hirsch S, Nguyen TT, Christiansen L, Lidral AC, Murray JC (2010). "Maternal genes and facial clefts in offspring: a comprehensive search for genetic associations in two population-based cleft studies from Scandinavia". PLOS ONE. 5 (7) e11493. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...511493J. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011493. PMC 2901336. PMID 20634891.
Cao R, Long F, Wang L, Xu Y, Guo Y, Li F, Chen S, Sun K, Xu R (2015). "Duplication and deletion of CFC1 associated with heterotaxy syndrome". DNA Cell Biol. 34 (2): 101–6. doi:10.1089/dna.2014.2616. PMC 4308825. PMID 25423076.

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

[refGRCh38Ensembl-1] GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000136698 – Ensembl, May 2017

[refGRCm38Ensembl-2] GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000026124 – Ensembl, May 2017

[3] "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[4] "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[UniProt-5] "UniProt". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[entrez-6] "Entrez Gene: Cripto, FRL-1, cryptic family 1". Retrieved 2017-05-19.

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