Function
Acts as a ligand for Notch receptors and is involved in primary neurogenesis. Can activate Notch receptors, thereby playing a key role in lateral inhibition, a process that prevents the immediate neighbors of each nascent neural cell from simultaneously embarking on neural differentiation.
Sequence
MAHLSLYCLLSVSLLQLVASSGVFELKVHSFSTTRRFCRRTRDCNIFFRICLKHSEDVISAEPPCTFGTGQTSVLRADQSSIASSAAIRVPFHFKWPGTFSLIIEAWNAESPKEHHDYTENQNNLISRLATRRRLAVGEDWSQDVHFGDQSELRYSYHVFCDEFYFGEACSDYCRPRDDTLGHYTCDENGNKECLVGWQGDYCSDPICSSDCSERHGYCESPGECKCRLGWQGPSCSECVHYPGCLHGTCSQPWQCVCKEGWGGLFCNQDLNYCTNHKPCANGATCTNTGQGSYTCTCRPGFGGTNCELEINECDCNPCKNGGSCNDLENDYSCTCPQGFYGKNCEIIAMTCADDPCFNGGTCEEKFTGGYVCRCPPTFTGSNCEKRLDRCSHKPCANGGECVDLGASALCRCRPGFSGSRCETNIDDCARYPCQNAGTCQDGINDYTCTCTLGFTGKNCSLRADACLTNPCLHGGTCFTHFSGPVCQCVPGFMGSTCEFPVQASLEKMAPRVGQTSPSAVAVSCVLGVLAVFLGVCVGLVVLRRRRHRLRRQQLCDSVFNDLETVNNLDRQHYPYDRDFSQVKPCNTEGRISLAASHTLPAGQEFLWSAGGGLR