BAI1 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

Angiogenesis is controlled by a local balance between stimulators and inhibitors of new vessel growth and is suppressed under normal physiologic conditions. Angiogenesis has been shown to be essential for growth and metastasis of solid tumors. In order to obtain blood supply for their growth, tumor cells are potently angiogenic and attract new vessels as results of increased secretion of inducers and decreased production of endogenous negative regulators. BAI1 contains at least one 'functional' p53-binding site within an intron, and its expression has been shown to be induced by wildtype p53. There are two other brain-specific angiogenesis inhibitor genes, designated BAI2 and BAI3 which along with BAI1 have similar tissue specificities and structures, however only BAI1 is transcriptionally regulated by p53. BAI1 is postulated to be a member of the secretin receptor family, an inhibitor of angiogenesis and a growth suppressor of glioblastomas [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

BAI1: Phosphatidylserine receptor that enhances the engulfment of apoptotic cells. Likely to be a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis in brain and may play a significant role as a mediator of the p53 signal in suppression of glioblastoma. May function in cell adhesion and signal transduction in the brain. Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 2 family. LN-TM7 subfamily.

Protein type: Membrane protein, integral; Receptor, GPCR; Membrane protein, multi-pass; GPCR, family 2

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 8q24.3

Cellular Component: integral to plasma membrane; plasma membrane; integral to membrane; intercellular junction

Molecular Function: G-protein coupled receptor activity

Biological Process: negative regulation of cell proliferation; G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway; negative regulation of angiogenesis; axonogenesis; cell adhesion; signal transduction; peripheral nervous system development