Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2191
Gene name Fibroblast activation protein alpha
Gene symbol FAP
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DPPIVFAPAFAPalphaSIMP
Chromosome 2
Chromosome location 2q24.2
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a homodimeric integral membrane gelatinase belonging to the serine protease family. It is selectively expressed in reactive stromal fibroblasts of epithelial cancers, granulation tissue of healing wounds, and malignant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT756324 hsa-miR-329-5p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blottingqRT-PCR 38459511
MIRT1548582 hsa-miR-4303 CLIP-seq
MIRT1548583 hsa-miR-4682 CLIP-seq
MIRT2227036 hsa-miR-1911 CLIP-seq
MIRT2227037 hsa-miR-27a CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
2
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EGR1 Activation 20515787
EGR1 Repression 20515787
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001525 Process Angiogenesis IEA
GO:0002020 Function Protease binding IPI 17317851
GO:0004175 Function Endopeptidase activity IDA 17317851
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IDA 10593948
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600403 3590 ENSG00000078098
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q12884
Protein name Prolyl endopeptidase FAP (EC 3.4.21.26) (170 kDa melanoma membrane-bound gelatinase) (Dipeptidyl peptidase FAP) (EC 3.4.14.5) (Fibroblast activation protein alpha) (FAPalpha) (Gelatine degradation protease FAP) (EC 3.4.21.-) (Integral membrane serine prot
Protein function Cell surface glycoprotein serine protease that participates in extracellular matrix degradation and involved in many cellular processes including tissue remodeling, fibrosis, wound healing, inflammation and tumor growth. Both plasma membrane and
PDB 1Z68 , 6Y0F , 9DVQ , 9DVR
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00930 DPPIV_N 106 473 Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) N-terminal region Family
PF00326 Peptidase_S9 553 759 Prolyl oligopeptidase family Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in adipose tissue. Expressed in the dermal fibroblasts in the fetal skin. Expressed in the granulation tissue of healing wounds and on reactive stromal fibroblast in epithelial cancers. Expressed in activated fibroblast-like
Sequence
Sequence length 760
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATOPIC ECZEMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations