CD151
Description
The CD151 (CD151 molecule (Raph blood group)) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 11.
CD151 molecule (Raph blood group), also known as CD151 (Cluster of Differentiation 151), is a human gene. 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. Abnormalities in CD151 have been implicated in a form of epidermolysis bullosa. CD151 has been shown to interact with CD46.
CD151 is crucial for the correct formation of the glomerular and tubular basement membranes in the kidney.
CD151 is also known as EBS7, GP27, MER2, PETA-3, RAPH, SFA1, TSPAN24.
