FYVE domain found in protein containing both PH and FYVE domains 1 (phafin-1), 2 (phafin-2), and similar proteins
This family includes protein containing both PH and FYVE domains 1 (phafin-1) and 2 (phafin-2). Phafin-1 is a representative of a novel family of PH and FYVE domain-containing proteins called phafins. It is a ubiquitously expressed pro-apoptotic protein via translocating to lysosomes, facilitating apoptosis induction through a lysosomal-mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Phafin-2 is a ubiquitously expressed endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein that facilitates tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)-triggered cellular apoptosis through endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. It is an endosomal phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3P or PI3P) effector, as well as an interactor of the endosomal-tethering protein EEA1. It regulates endosome fusion upstream of Rab5. Phafin-2 also functions as a novel regulator of endocytic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) degradation through a role in endosomal fusion.
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