The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the transmembrane 4 superfamily, also known as the tetraspanin family. Most of these members are cell-surface proteins that are characterized by the presence of four hydrophobic domains. The proteins mediate signal transduction events that play a role in the regulation of cell development, activation, growth and motility. This encoded protein is a cell surface glycoprotein that is known to complex with integrins and other transmembrane 4 superfamily proteins. It is involved in cellular processes including cell adhesion and may regulate integrin trafficking and/or function. This protein enhances cell motility, invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode the same protein have been described for this gene.
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Protein Aliases: CD 151; CD151; CD151 antigen; CD151 antigen (Raph blood group); CD151 molecule; GP27; hemidesmosomal tetraspanin CD151; Membrane glycoprotein SFA-1; PETA-3; platelet surface glycoprotein gp27; platelet-endothelial cell tetraspan antigen 3; Platelet-endothelial tetraspan antigen 3; Tetraspanin-24; Tspan-24
Gene Aliases: CD151; GP27; MER2; PETA-3; Peta3; RAPH; SFA-1; SFA1; TSPAN24
UniProt ID: (Human) P48509, (Mouse) O35566
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 977, (Mouse) 12476
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