Patched

A family of 12-pass transmembrane proteins originally identified in Drosophila that are receptors for HEDGEHOG PROTEINS. They have important roles in regulating CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL DIFFERENTIAION; and BODY PATTERNING and may also function as TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS. (mesh:D000072079)

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Synonyms

Synonym Reference Specificity
Patched Exact
PATCHED Exact

Incoming Relations

Identifier Name Relation
HGNC:9586 PTCH2 isa
HGNC:9585 PTCH1 isa

Outgoing Relations

None available.