Gene Review:
MFAP4 - microfibrillar-associated protein 4
Homo sapiens
Synonyms:
Microfibril-associated glycoprotein 4
- The gene for a human microfibril-associated glycoprotein is commonly deleted in Smith-Magenis syndrome patients. Zhao, Z., Lee, C.C., Jiralerspong, S., Juyal, R.C., Lu, F., Baldini, A., Greenberg, F., Caskey, C.T., Patel, P.I. Hum. Mol. Genet. (1995)
- Microfibril-associated protein 4 is present in lung washings and binds to the collagen region of lung surfactant protein D. Lausen, M., Lynch, N., Schlosser, A., Tornoe, I., Saekmose, S.G., Teisner, B., Willis, A.C., Crouch, E., Schwaeble, W., Holmskov, U. J. Biol. Chem. (1999)
- Microfibril-associated protein 4 binds to surfactant protein A (SP-A) and colocalizes with SP-A in the extracellular matrix of the lung. Schlosser, A., Thomsen, T., Shipley, J.M., Hein, P.W., Brasch, F., Tornøe, I., Nielsen, O., Skjødt, K., Palaniyar, N., Steinhilber, W., McCormack, F.X., Holmskov, U. Scand. J. Immunol. (2006)