FLJ22688, fuz, FUZZY_HUMAN, Fy, Protein fuzzy homolog.
FUZ is a 418 amino acid protein that localizes to both the cytoskeleton and the cytoplasm and is a human homolog of the Drosophila fuzzy protein. Existing as three alternatively spliced isoforms, FUZ is thought to be involved in regulating cytoskeletal function and may also play a role in maintaining cell polarity in epithelial cells. The gene encoding FUZ maps to human chromosome 19, which is the genetic home for a number of immunoglobulin superfamily members, including the killer cell and leukocyte Ig-like receptors, several ICAMs, the CEACAM and PSG family and Fc receptors (FcRs). Key genes for eye color and hair color also map to chromosome 19.
