von Willebrand factor A domain-containing protein 2, also known as A domain-containing protein similar to matrilin and collagen (AMACO) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VWA2gene.[1][2]
AMACO binds directly to FRAS1 which is part of the Fraser complex important for epithelial-connective tissue interaction[4], the exact biological role of AMACO, however, is still unknown. In 2005 AMACO was found markedly induced in colon cancers[5]; indicating that it might be a good candidate as a biomarker for this type of cancer.
↑ 2.02.1Sengle G, Kobbe B, Morgelin M, Paulsson M, Wagener R (December 2003). "Identification and characterization of AMACO, a new member of the von Willebrand factor A-like domain protein superfamily with a regulated expression in the kidney". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (50): 50240–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M307794200. PMID14506275.
↑Gebauer JM, Keene DR, Olsen BR, Sorokin LM, Paulsson M, Wagener R (October 2009). "Mouse AMACO, a kidney and skin basement membrane associated molecule that mediates RGD-dependent cell attachment". Matrix Biology. 28 (8): 456–62. doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2009.07.006. PMID19651211.
↑Xin B, Platzer P, Fink SP, Reese L, Nosrati A, Willson JK, Wilson K, Markowitz S (January 2005). "Colon cancer secreted protein-2 (CCSP-2), a novel candidate serological marker of colon neoplasia". Oncogene. 24 (4): 724–31. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1208134. PMID15580307.
Further reading
Eller E, Vardi P, Daly MJ, Babu S, Roberts C, Yang F, Eisenbarth GS, Fain PR (December 2004). "IDDM17: polymorphisms in the AMACO gene are associated with dominant protection against type 1A diabetes in a Bedouin Arab family". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1037 (1): 145–9. doi:10.1196/annals.1337.024. PMID15699509.
Gebauer JM, Müller S, Hanisch FG, Paulsson M, Wagener R (June 2008). "O-glucosylation and O-fucosylation occur together in close proximity on the first epidermal growth factor repeat of AMACO (VWA2 protein)". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283 (26): 17846–54. doi:10.1074/jbc.M704820200. PMID18434322.