PPFIA1 - Gene Detail

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Gene Symbol PPFIA1
Synonyms LIP.1 | LIP1 | LIPRIN
Gene Description PPFIA1, PPFI scaffold protein A1, encodes the liprin-alpha1 protein, which plays a role in cell motility (PMID: 19690048) and migration (PMID: 17363573), presynaptic active zone assembly (PMID: 42190811), and vascular morphogenesis (PMID: 27876801). A PPPFIA1-ALK fusion has been identified in lung adenocarcinoma (PMID: 37706178), amplification of PPFIA1 has been identified in oral squamous cell carcinoma (PMID: 23453270) and breast cancer (PMID: 19787783), and increased expression of Ppfia1 has been identified in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (PMID: 37158817).
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