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fibroblast activation protein alpha MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025


MeSH Supplementary
fibroblast activation protein alpha
Unique ID
C087522
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C087522
Entry Term(s)
FAP protein, human
FAPalpha
Fap protein, mouse
fibroblast activation protein, alpha, human
fibroblast activation protein, human
fibroblast activation protein, mouse
fibroblast activation protein-alpha
fibroblast proliferation factor, human
fibroblast-activating factor, human
seprase
seprase protein, mouse
surface expressed protease
Registry Numbers
EC 3.4.21.-
EC 3.4.21
EC 3.4.21.-
Related Numbers
EC 3.4.21
Heading Mapped to
*Membrane Proteins
*Endopeptidases
Frequency
539
Note
expressed by stromal fibroblasts of epithelial cancers; a large, gelatin-degrading membrane protease complex, may be a marker for melanoma cell invasiveness; GenBank U09278
Source
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 Jun 7;91(12):5657-61
Indexing Information
Antigens, Neoplasm
Antigens, Surface
Biomarkers, Tumor
Date of Entry
1994/07/01
Revision Date
2021/06/07
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