SPRY2 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

This gene encodes a protein belonging to the sprouty family. The encoded protein contains a carboxyl-terminal cysteine-rich domain essential for the inhibitory activity on receptor tyrosine kinase signaling proteins and is required for growth factor stimulated translocation of the protein to membrane ruffles. In primary dermal endothelial cells this gene is transiently upregulated in response to fibroblast growth factor two. This protein is indirectly involved in the non-cell autonomous inhibitory effect on fibroblast growth factor two signaling. The protein interacts with Cas-Br-M (murine) ectropic retroviral transforming sequence, and can function as a bimodal regulator of epidermal growth factor receptor/mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling. This protein may play a role in alveoli branching during lung development as shown by a similar mouse protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

SPRY2: a feedback inhibitor of growth factor receptor signaling. Belongs to the sprouty family. May function as an antagonist of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) pathways and may negatively modulate respiratory organogenesis. Associated with microtubules in unstimulated cells but is translocated to the membrane ruffles in cells stimulated with EGF (epidermal growth factor).

Protein type: Adaptor/scaffold; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; Inhibitor

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 13q31.1

Cellular Component: microtubule cytoskeleton; microtubule; plasma membrane; cytosol

Molecular Function: protein serine/threonine kinase inhibitor activity; protein serine/threonine kinase activator activity; protein binding; protein kinase binding

Biological Process: epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway; negative regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway; negative regulation of MAP kinase activity; inner ear morphogenesis; cell fate commitment; fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway; negative regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway; negative regulation of nerve growth factor receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; negative regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling cascade; sensory perception of sound; establishment of mitotic spindle orientation; negative regulation of Ras protein signal transduction; negative regulation of apoptosis