| 2004 |
FREM1 is an extracellular matrix protein required for epidermal adhesion during embryonic development; loss-of-function mutations cause subepidermal blistering beneath the lamina densa and renal agenesis. Unlike Fras1 and Grip1 mutants, collagen VI and Fras1 deposition in the basement membrane is normal in Frem1 mutants, indicating FREM1 acts independently of Fras1/Grip1 in epidermal differentiation. |
Mouse genetics (ENU mutagenesis, classic head blebs mutant characterization), immunostaining, in situ hybridization |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
15345741
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| 2006 |
FREM1 (QBRICK), FRAS1, and FREM2 form a ternary complex localized to the basement membrane sublamina densa; their basement membrane deposition is mutually and reciprocally dependent, such that loss of any one protein (Frem1, Frem2, or Grip1) results in coordinated depletion of all three from the basement membrane. |
Targeted gene disruption of Frem1/Frem2/Grip1 in mice, immunostaining for basement membrane localization, co-expression and complex formation assay in transfected cells |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
16880404
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| 2006 |
FREM1 is secreted from both epithelial and mesenchymal cells (unlike FRAS1 which is exclusively epithelial), yet both proteins co-localize in epithelial basement membranes. FREM1 also displays intracellular distribution in periderm cells and basal keratinocytes around E16, and loss of FRAS1 abolishes FREM1 from the basement membrane but not from periderm cells, indicating FREM1 can act independently in epidermal differentiation processes. |
Immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, analysis of Fras1-null mouse embryos |
Experimental cell research |
Medium |
17240369
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| 2007 |
FREM3 basement membrane localization is independent of the FRAS1/FREM1/FREM2 complex; loss of FRAS1 does not deplete FREM3 from the basement membrane, in contrast to FREM1 and FREM2 which are completely abolished, demonstrating that FREM3 is anchored independently despite sharing the same sublamina densa location. |
Immunostaining of Fras1-null mouse embryos, comparison of Frem1/Frem2/Frem3 localization |
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology |
Medium |
17596926
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| 2009 |
TILRR (an isoform/alias of FREM1) is a membrane-bound glycosylated protein that acts as a co-receptor for IL-1RI; it is recruited to the IL-1 receptor complex, increases receptor expression and ligand binding, potentiates NF-κB activation, and enhances MyD88 adapter recruitment in a Ras GTPase-dependent manner. Mutagenesis confirmed that TILRR function requires association with the IL-1RI signaling complex. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, mutagenesis, NF-κB reporter assays, ligand-binding assays, Ras activation assays |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
19940113
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| 2012 |
TILRR (FREM1 isoform) promotes IL-1-induced anti-apoptotic signals and reduces caspase-3 activity through the IL-1RI TIR domain. Alanine-scanning mutagenesis identified two functionally separable regions: R425A blocked Akt activation and cell survival but not MyD88-dependent NF-κB; D448A blocked MyD88-dependent NF-κB but not cell survival, demonstrating that TILRR controls distinct downstream signaling arms through different receptor conformational states. |
Alanine-scanning mutagenesis, caspase-3 activity assay, Akt kinase assay, NF-κB reporter assay, cell survival assays |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
22262840
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| 2013 |
FREM1 binds directly to PDGFC, and this interaction regulates downstream PDGFRα signaling. Fibroblasts from Frem1-mutant mice show shorter duration and amplitude of PDGFC-induced signaling, and PDGFC-stimulated Timp1 expression is reduced, leading to decreased basement membrane collagen I deposition. |
Co-immunoprecipitation (FREM1–PDGFC binding), fibroblast stimulation assays from Frem1-mutant mice, TIMP1/collagen I quantification |
Disease models & mechanisms |
Medium |
24046351
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| 2013 |
Genetic epistasis experiments in mice revealed that FREM1 interacts genetically with GATA4 in lung lobulation defect development and with SLIT3 in renal agenesis development, placing FREM1 in pathways shared with these factors for organ morphogenesis. |
Double-mutant mouse crosses (Frem1 x Gata4; Frem1 x Slit3), phenotypic scoring of lung lobulation and renal agenesis |
PloS one |
Medium |
23536828
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| 2015 |
The NF-κB inhibitor IκBα is sequestered to the actin/spectrin cytoskeletal complex in resting cells and is released during IL-1 stimulation through a process controlled by the FREM1 isoform TILRR, providing a mechanism for signal calibration and amplification-sensitive NF-κB regulation. |
3D predictive protein modelling, in vitro binding/fractionation assays, agent-based in silico simulation validated against in vitro data |
PloS one |
Low |
26110282
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| 2017 |
Genetic deletion of TILRR (FREM1 isoform 2) or antibody blockade of TILRR reduces atherosclerotic plaque development, with decreased monocyte content and increased collagen and smooth muscle cells in lesions, demonstrating that TILRR-IL-1RI co-receptor signaling drives vascular inflammatory disease progression. |
Genetic knockout mouse model, antibody blocking experiments, plaque histomorphometry |
JACC. Basic to translational science |
Medium |
28920098
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| 2012 |
FREM1 deficiency causes congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in humans and mice; the Frem1(eyes2) mouse (homozygous truncating mutation) develops retrosternal diaphragmatic hernias, and Frem1 is expressed in the anterior developing diaphragm with decreased cell proliferation in Frem1(eyes2) embryos compared to wild-type. |
Mouse genetics (ENU-derived eyes2 allele), immunostaining for Frem1 expression, cell proliferation assay (BrdU/Ki67) in diaphragm |
Human molecular genetics |
Medium |
23221805
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| 2022 |
Frem1 expression in cranial neural crest cell (cNCC) mesenchyme during midfacial morphogenesis is transcriptionally regulated by Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling; GLI transcription factors bind the Frem1 transcriptional start site, SHH ligand stimulation or pathway activation induces Frem1 expression in cNCCs, and FREM1 protein is sufficient to induce cNCC proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. |
In situ hybridization, Gli1 reporter assays, SHH ligand stimulation of cNCCs, ChIP (GLI binding at Frem1 TSS), cNCC proliferation assays |
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists |
Medium |
36495293
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| 2023 |
FREM1 is a direct transcriptional target of miR-1825 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; luciferase reporter assay confirmed direct miR-1825 binding to FREM1, and miR-1825 overexpression reduced FREM1 expression and promoted cancer cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and tumor formation. |
MicroRNA target luciferase reporter assay, microarray, FREM1 immunohistochemistry, in vitro cancer phenotype assays, in vivo xenograft |
Journal of cellular biochemistry |
Medium |
37683055
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| 2020 |
TILRR (FREM1 isoform) overexpression in cervical epithelial cells causes secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines that promote migration of THP-1 monocytes and MOLT-4 T lymphocytes, as measured by Transwell assay and microfluidic device. |
TILRR overexpression in HeLa cells, conditioned medium Transwell migration assay, microfluidic device-based migration quantification |
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology |
Low |
32719797
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| 2023 |
A splicing variant in FREM1 (c.3274+4A>G) causes exon 18 skipping resulting in a 62 amino acid deletion in the CSPG6 domain; structural modeling predicts this disrupts the stable β-sheet architecture required for FRAS1/FREM multiprotein complex assembly. |
Minigene splicing assay (in vitro and in silico), structural prediction modeling, Sanger sequencing validation |
BMC medical genomics |
Low |
41923049
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| 2023 |
In a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis model, Frem1 upregulation activates the MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway and establishes a positive feedback loop amplifying IL-1β production that drives macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition (MMT); genetic ablation of Frem1 confirmed its non-redundant role in this process. |
Bleomycin mouse model of IPF, Frem1 gene silencing (siRNA/shRNA), qPCR, Western blot, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, molecular docking |
International immunopharmacology |
Low |
41833105
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| 2025 |
Fraser complex proteins (FREM1, FREM2, FRAS1) form anchoring cords in the sublamina densa of the dermal-epidermal junction; AMACO (VWA2) associates with these anchoring cords but is dispensable for their formation or function, as AMACO-deficient mice show no disruption of Fraser complex basement membrane deposition or anchoring cord formation. |
AMACO knockout mouse generation, immunostaining for Fraser complex proteins, electron microscopy of anchoring cords |
International journal of molecular sciences |
Medium |
37047755
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