Species Human Entrez 55294 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000109670 | |
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Aliases FBXW7, AGO, CDC4, FBW6, FBW7, FBX30, FBXO30, FBXW6, SEL-10, SEL10, hAgo, hCdc4, F-box and WD repeat domain containing 7 External IDs MGI: 1354695 HomoloGene: 117451 GeneCards: FBXW7 | ||
F-box/WD repeat-containing protein 7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FBXW7 gene.
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Function
This gene encodes a member of the F-box protein family which is characterized by an approximately 40 amino acid motif, the F-box. The F-box proteins constitute one of the four subunits of ubiquitin protein ligase complex called SCFs (SKP1-cullin-F-box), which function in phosphorylation-dependent ubiquitination. The F-box proteins are divided into 3 classes: Fbws containing WD-40 domains, Fbls containing leucine-rich repeats, and Fbxs containing either different protein-protein interaction modules or no recognizable motifs. The protein encoded by this gene was previously referred to as FBX30, and belongs to the Fbws class; in addition to an F-box, this protein contains 7 tandem WD40 repeats. This protein binds directly to cyclin E and probably targets cyclin E for ubiquitin-mediated degradation. Mutations in this gene are detected in ovarian, breast and colorectal cancer cell lines, implicating the gene's potential role in the pathogenesis of human cancers. Three transcript variants encoding three different isoforms have been found for this gene.
Interactions
FBXW7 has been shown to interact with: