DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature on FERMT3

FERMT3 [ENSP00000279227]

Fermitin family homolog 3; Plays a central role in cell adhesion in hematopoietic cells . Acts by activating the integrin beta-1-3 (ITGB1, ITGB2 and ITGB3) (By similarity). Required for integrin-mediated platelet adhesion and leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells . Required for activation of integrin beta-2 (ITGB2) in polymorphonuclear granulocytes (PMNs) (By similarity). ECO:0000269|PubMed:19234460, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19234463,; Belongs to the kindlin family.

Synonyms:  FERMT3,  FERMT3p,  hFERMT3,  F5H1C6,  F5H3I6 ...

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