Fermitin family homolog 2 (FERMT2) also known as pleckstrin homology domain-containing family C member 1 (PLEKHC1) or kindlin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FERMT2gene.[5][6][7]
Kindlin-2 is the first of the kindlin protein to be discovered in 1994. It was detected in a screen for epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced mRNAs and initially named mitogen-inducible gene 2 (Mig-2) protein.[5]
Loss of kindlin-2 in mice leads to peri-implantation lethality.[10]
Kindlin-2 is highly expressed in activated myofibroblasts for regulation of focal adhesion formation.[11]
Deletion of Kindlin-2 retards insulin secretion and reduces β-cell mass in mice.[12]
Elevated kindlin-2 expression was observed in tubular intestinal fibrosis of the kidney, a condition is characterized by massive expansion of the cortical interstitium, conversion of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts and progressive EMT of tubular epithelial cells.[13]
Kindlin-2 is required for angiogenesis and blood vessel homeostasis.[14]
Kindlin-2 can exert tumor-promoting or tumor-inhibiting functions based on tumor-type-dependent.[15]
FERMT2 modulates the Alzheimer's Disease risk by regulating APP metabolism and Aβ peptide production.[16]
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