Protein Domain : Folliculin-interacting protein family IPR026156

Type	Family
Description	Birt-Hogg-Dube' syndrome, a disorder characterised by benign tumours of the hair follicle, lung cysts and renal neoplasia, is caused by germline mutations in the BHD(FLCN) gene; this encodes a tumour suppressor protein, folliculin (FLCN), of unknown function [ ]. The folliculin- interacting protein, FNIP1, has also been identified and shown to interact with 5' AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), which plays a vital role in energy sensing []. Together, then, it is thought that folliculin (mutated in Birt-Hogg-Dube' syndrome) and its interaction partner, FNIP1, may be involved in energy and/or nutrient sensing via the AMPK and mTOR signalling pathways.FNIP1 has a homologue, FNIP2, which also interacts with FLCN and AMPK. C-terminally-deleted FLCN mutants, like those produced by germline mutations in BHD patients, do not bind FNIP2, suggesting that FLCN tumour-suppressor function may be facilitated by interactions with both FNIP1 and FNIP2 via its C terminus [ ]. FNIP1 and FNIP2 are able to form homo- or heteromeric multimers, and may hence function either independently or cooperatively with FLCN [].This entry represents the FNIP family, including FNIP1 and FNIP2.
Short Name	FNIP_fam