| Gene Symbol |
FAS
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| Gene Synonyms |
APT1 CD95 FAS1 APO-1 FASTM ALPS1A TNFRSF6 |
| Gene Full Name |
Fas cell surface death receptor |
| Gene Summary |
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the TNF-receptor superfamily. This receptor contains a death domain. It has been shown to play a central role in the physiological regulation of programmed cell death, and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various malignancies and diseases of the immune system. The interaction of this receptor with its ligand allows the formation of a death-inducing signaling complex that includes Fas-associated death domain protein (FADD), caspase 8, and caspase 10. The autoproteolytic processing of the caspases in the complex triggers a downstream caspase cascade, and leads to apoptosis. This receptor has been also shown to activate NF-kappaB, MAPK3/ERK1, and MAPK8/JNK, and is found to be involved in transducing the proliferating signals in normal diploid fibroblast and T cells. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, some of which are candidates for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). The isoforms lacking the transmembrane domain may negatively regulate the apoptosis mediated by the full length isoform. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011] |
| Alternative Names |
ALPS 1A ALPS1A APO 1 Apo 1 antigen APO 1 cell surface antigen Apo-1 antigen APO1 Apo1 antigen APO1 cell surface antigen Apoptosis antigen 1 Apoptosis mediating surface antigen FAS Apoptosis-mediating surface antigen FAS APT 1 APT1 CD 95 CD 95 antigen CD95 CD95 antigen Delta Fas Delta Fas/APO 1/CD95 Delta Fas/APO1/CD95 Fas (TNF receptor superfamily member 6) FAS 1 FAS 827dupA Fas AMA Fas FAS Antigen Fas cell surface death receptor FAS1 FASLG receptor FASTM sFAS Surface antigen APO1 TNF receptor superfamily member 6 TNFRSF 6 TNFRSF6 TNR6_HUMAN Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 6 |
| Molecular Weight(MW) |
38 kDa |
| Cellular Localization |
Cell membrane,Membrane,Secreted. |