Protein Summary
Appears to regulate cell growth through interactions with the extracellular matrix and cytokines. Binds calcium and copper, several types of collagen, albumin, thrombospondin, PDGF and cell membranes. There are two calcium binding sites; an acidic domain that binds 5 to 8 Ca(2+) with a low affinity and an EF-hand loop that binds a Ca(2+) ion with a high affinity. This gene encodes a cysteine-rich acidic matrix-associated protein. The encoded protein is required for the collagen in bone to become calcified but is also involved in extracellular matrix synthesis and promotion of changes to cell shape. The gene product has been associated with tumor suppression but has also been correlated with metastasis based on changes to cell shape which can promote tumor cell invasion. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2015]
- ENST00000231061
- ENSP00000231061
- ENSG00000113140
- ON
- ON
- OI17
- BM-40
Most Knowledge About | Knowledge Value
(0 to 1 scale) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
gene perturbation | 0.99 | ||
biological term | 0.97 | ||
PubMedID | 0.95 | ||
disease perturbation | 0.93 | ||
protein domain | 0.92 | ||
Protein Classes
IDG Development Level Summary
These are targets about which virtually nothing is known. They do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:
Pubmed score: 1485.48 (req: < 5)
Gene RIFs: 303 (req: <= 3)
Antibodies: 716 (req: <= 50)
These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:
Pubmed score: 1485.48 (req: >= 5)
Gene RIFs: 303 (req: > 3)
Antibodies: 716 (req: > 50)
- OR - satisfy the following criterion:
Gene Ontology Terms: 31
Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Ligand: 0
Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Drug: 0