Cripto Proteins

Protein Information

Cripto (TDGF1) is a GPI-anchored cell membrane proetin involved in Nodal signaling. Cell associated TDGF1 acts as a a Nodeal coreceptor in cis. Shedding of TDGF1 by TMEM8A modulated Nodal signaling by allowing soluble TDGF1 to act as a Nodal coreceptor on other cells. TDGF1 is expressed both in ES cells and during the early phases of embryo development, while in adults it is reactivated in a wide range of epithelial cancers.

Synonyms

CR; CR1; CRGF; CRIPTO; cripto growth factor; Cripto-1; cripto-1 growth factor; Cripto-3; epidermal growth factor-like Cripto protein; Epidermal growth factor-like cripto protein CR1; Tdgf1; TDGF2; teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor; teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor 1; TERATOCARCINOMA-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR PRECURSOR (EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR-LIKE CRIPTO PROTEIN) (CRIPTO GROWTH FACTOR)