SMO Gene Summary [Human]

The protein encoded by this gene is a G protein-coupled receptor that interacts with the patched protein, a receptor for hedgehog proteins. The encoded protein tranduces signals to other proteins after activation by a hedgehog protein/patched protein complex. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
SMO
Official Name
smoothened, frizzled class receptor [Source:HGNC Symbol;Acc:HGNC:11119]
Ensembl ID
ENSG00000128602
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 6608 Ensembl: ENSG00000128602
Aliases smoothened, frizzled class receptor, frizzled family member 11
Synonyms bnb, CRJS, E130215L21Rik, FZD11, Gx, PHLS, SMOH, Smoothened, smoothened, frizzled class receptor
Species
Human, Homo sapiens
OrthologiesMouseRat

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in human SMO often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • G-protein coupled receptor
  • oxysterol binding
  • Frizzled/Smoothened family membrane region
  • protein kinase A binding
  • protein kinase binding
  • cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor activity
  • Fz domain
  • protein binding
  • seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor superfamily
  • transmembrane receptor
  • patched binding
  • CRD_domain cysteine-rich domain, also known as Fz (frizzled) domain

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
binds
disease
  • epithelial neoplasia
  • neoplasia
  • cancer
  • epithelial cancer
  • adenoma formation
  • hyperplasia
  • basal cell nevus syndrome
  • hypothalamic hamartomas
  • secondary acute myeloid leukemia
  • hepatocellular carcinoma
regulated by
  • cisplatin
  • PPARG
  • cyclopamine
  • KMT2D
  • smoothened agonist
  • STK11
  • patched
  • silmitasertib
  • decitabine
  • SHH
regulates
role in cell
  • expression in
  • cell viability
  • proliferation
  • migration
  • formation in
  • quantity
  • production in
  • activation in
  • differentiation
  • apoptosis

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Plasma Membrane
  • motile cilia
  • endocytic vesicle membrane
  • axon component
  • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
  • ciliary tip
  • non-motile cilium
  • Cytoplasm
  • cilia
  • cell surface
  • postsynaptic region
  • cellular membrane
  • vesicles
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum
  • centriole
  • cytoplasmic aggregates
  • ER-to-Golgi intermediate compartment
  • caveolae
  • late endosomes
  • perikaryon
  • dendrites

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the human SMO gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • contact inhibition
  • epithelial-mesenchymal cell signaling
  • midgut development
  • somite development
  • ventral midline determination
  • anterior/posterior pattern specification
  • spinal cord dorsal/ventral patterning
  • central nervous system neuron differentiation
  • thalamus development
  • mammary gland epithelial cell differentiation
  • neuroblast proliferation
  • negative regulation of DNA binding
  • epithelial cell proliferation
  • in utero embryonic development
  • apoptotic process
  • heart looping
  • cell fate specification
  • positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation
  • dorsal/ventral neural tube patterning
  • positive regulation of protein import into nucleus
  • G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • determination of left/right asymmetry in lateral mesoderm
  • positive regulation of organ growth
  • pattern specification process
  • positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation
  • smoothened signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of mesenchymal cell proliferation
  • cerebral cortex development
  • dentate gyrus development
  • positive regulation of branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis
  • negative regulation of gene expression
  • negative regulation of epithelial cell differentiation
  • central nervous system development
  • neural crest cell migration
  • myoblast migration
  • protein import into nucleus
  • positive regulation of gene expression
  • gene expression
  • hair follicle morphogenesis
  • positive regulation of cell migration
  • multicellular organism growth
  • pancreas morphogenesis
  • odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth
  • vasculogenesis
  • forebrain morphogenesis
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • cerebellar cortex morphogenesis
  • positive regulation of multicellular organism growth
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • astrocyte activation
  • mesenchymal to epithelial transition involved in metanephric renal vesicle formation
  • skeletal muscle fiber development
  • cellular response to cholesterol
  • osteoblast differentiation
  • left/right axis specification
  • commissural neuron axon guidance
  • smooth muscle tissue development
  • atrial septum morphogenesis
  • type B pancreatic cell development
  • regulation of heart morphogenesis
  • homeostasis of number of cells within a tissue
  • dopaminergic neuron differentiation
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • negative regulation of protein phosphorylation
  • positive regulation of smoothened signaling pathway
  • protein stabilization
  • negative regulation of hair follicle development

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • late endosome
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • Golgi apparatus
  • endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment
  • plasma membrane
  • dendrite
  • caveola
  • extracellular vesicular exosome
  • centriole
  • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
  • cilium
  • cilium membrane
  • endocytic vesicle membrane

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • G-protein coupled receptor activity
  • protein binding
  • oxysterol binding
  • protein kinase A catalytic subunit binding
  • patched binding
  • cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor activity

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