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Structural highlights

Disease

[FINC_HUMAN] Defects in FN1 are the cause of glomerulopathy with fibronectin deposits type 2 (GFND2) [MIM:601894]; also known as familial glomerular nephritis with fibronectin deposits or fibronectin glomerulopathy. GFND is a genetically heterogeneous autosomal dominant disorder characterized clinically by proteinuria, microscopic hematuria, and hypertension that leads to end-stage renal failure in the second to fifth decade of life.^[1]

Function

[FINC_HUMAN] Fibronectins bind cell surfaces and various compounds including collagen, fibrin, heparin, DNA, and actin. Fibronectins are involved in cell adhesion, cell motility, opsonization, wound healing, and maintenance of cell shape.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Anastellin binds fibronectin and induces fibril formation. This fibronectin polymer, named superfibronectin, exhibits enhanced adhesive properties. Both anastellin and superfibronectin inhibit tumor growth, angiogenesis and metastasis. Anastellin activates p38 MAPK and inhibits lysophospholipid signaling.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

See Also

• Fibronectin 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Castelletti F, Donadelli R, Banterla F, Hildebrandt F, Zipfel PF, Bresin E, Otto E, Skerka C, Renieri A, Todeschini M, Caprioli J, Caruso RM, Artuso R, Remuzzi G, Noris M. Mutations in FN1 cause glomerulopathy with fibronectin deposits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Feb 19;105(7):2538-43. Epub 2008 Feb 11. PMID:18268355 doi:0707730105
2. ↑ Morla A, Zhang Z, Ruoslahti E. Superfibronectin is a functionally distinct form of fibronectin. Nature. 1994 Jan 13;367(6459):193-6. PMID:8114919 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/367193a0
3. ↑ Yi M, Ruoslahti E. A fibronectin fragment inhibits tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Jan 16;98(2):620-4. PMID:11209058 doi:10.1073/pnas.98.2.620
4. ↑ Ambesi A, Klein RM, Pumiglia KM, McKeown-Longo PJ. Anastellin, a fragment of the first type III repeat of fibronectin, inhibits extracellular signal-regulated kinase and causes G(1) arrest in human microvessel endothelial cells. Cancer Res. 2005 Jan 1;65(1):148-56. PMID:15665290
5. ↑ You R, Klein RM, Zheng M, McKeown-Longo PJ. Regulation of p38 MAP kinase by anastellin is independent of anastellin's effect on matrix fibronectin. Matrix Biol. 2009 Mar;28(2):101-9. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2009.01.003. Epub 2009, Feb 4. PMID:19379667 doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2009.01.003
6. ↑ Morla A, Zhang Z, Ruoslahti E. Superfibronectin is a functionally distinct form of fibronectin. Nature. 1994 Jan 13;367(6459):193-6. PMID:8114919 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/367193a0
7. ↑ Yi M, Ruoslahti E. A fibronectin fragment inhibits tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Jan 16;98(2):620-4. PMID:11209058 doi:10.1073/pnas.98.2.620
8. ↑ Ambesi A, Klein RM, Pumiglia KM, McKeown-Longo PJ. Anastellin, a fragment of the first type III repeat of fibronectin, inhibits extracellular signal-regulated kinase and causes G(1) arrest in human microvessel endothelial cells. Cancer Res. 2005 Jan 1;65(1):148-56. PMID:15665290
9. ↑ You R, Klein RM, Zheng M, McKeown-Longo PJ. Regulation of p38 MAP kinase by anastellin is independent of anastellin's effect on matrix fibronectin. Matrix Biol. 2009 Mar;28(2):101-9. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2009.01.003. Epub 2009, Feb 4. PMID:19379667 doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2009.01.003