fibroblast activation protein alpha

Preferred Label : fibroblast activation protein alpha;

MeSH note : expressed by stromal fibroblasts of epithelial cancers; a large, gelatin-degrading membrane protease complex, may be a marker for melanoma cell invasiveness; GenBank U09278;

MeSH synonym : FAPalpha; surface expressed protease; seprase; fibroblast activation protein-alpha;

MeSH hyponym : fibroblast-activating factor, human; fibroblast proliferation factor, human; fibroblast activation protein, alpha, human; fibroblast activation protein, human; seprase protein, mouse; fibroblast activation protein, mouse;

MeSH Related Number : FAP protein, human; fap protein, mouse; EC 3.4.21;

Registry Number MeSH : EC 3.4.21.-;

Related CAS MeSH : EC 3.4.21 (FAP protein, human); EC 3.4.21.- (Fap protein, mouse);

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C087522;

UMLS CUI

C0290024;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Prolyl Endopeptidase FAP [NCIt concept]
MeSH indexing information
- Biomarkers, Tumor [MeSH Descriptor]
- antigens, neoplasm [MeSH Descriptor]
- antigens, surface [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- endopeptidases [MeSH Descriptor]
- gelatinases [MeSH Descriptor]
- membrane proteins [MeSH Descriptor]
- serine endopeptidases [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- FAP protein, human [MeSH concept]
- fap protein, mouse [MeSH concept]
- fibroblast activation protein alpha [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]
- Receptor [UMLS semantic type]

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