Protein
Neurofilament heavy polypeptide
Function
Neurofilaments usually contain three intermediate filament proteins: L, M, and H which are involved in the maintenance of neuronal caliber. NF-H has an important function in mature axons that is not subserved by the two smaller NF proteins.
Similarity
Belongs to the intermediate filament family.
Sequence
MMSFGSADALLGAPFAPLHGGGSLHYSLSRKAGPGGTRSAAGSSSGFHSWARTSVSSVSASPSRFRGAASSTDSLDTLSNGPEGCVVAAVAARSEKEQLQALNDRFAGYIDKVRQLEAHNRSLEGEAAALRQQQAGRAAMGELYEREVREMRGAVLRLGAARGQLRLEQEHLLEDIAHVRQRLDEEARQREEAEAAARALARFAQEAEAARVELQKKAQALQEECGYLRRHHQEEVGELLGQIQGCGAAQAQAQAEARDALKCDVTSALREIRAQLEGHAVQSTLQSEEWFRVRLDRLSEAAKVNTDAMRSAQEEITEYRRQLQARTTELEALKSTKESLERQRSELEDRHQADIASYQDAIQQLDSELRNTKWEMAAQLREYQDLLNVKMALDIEIAAYRKLLEGEECRIGFGPSPFSLTEGLPKIPSISTHIKVKSEEMIKVVEKSEKETVIVEGQTEEIRVTEGVTEEEDKEAQGQEGEEAEEGEEKEEEEGAAATSPPAEEAASPEKETKSRVKEEAKSPGEAKSPGEAKSPAEAKSPGEAKSPGEAKSPGEAKSPAEPKSPAEPKSPAEAKSPAEPKSPATVKSPGEAKSPSEAKSPAEAKSPAEAKSPAEAKSPAEAKSPAEAKSPAEAKSPATVKSPGEAKSPSEAKSPAEAKSPAEAKSPAEAKSPAEVKSPGEAKSPAEPKSPAEAKSPAEVKSPAEAKSPAEVKSPGEAKSPAAVKSPAEAKSPAAVKSPGEAKSPGEAKSPAEAKSPAEAKSPIEVKSPEKAKTPVKEGAKSPAEAKSPEKAKSPVKEDIKPPAEAKSPEKAKSPVKEGAKPPEKAKPLDVKSPEAQTPVQEEAKHPTDIRPPEQVKSPAKEKAKSPEKEEAKTSEKVAPKKEEVKSPVKEEVKAKEPPKKVEEEKTLPTPKTEAKESKKDEAPKEAPKPKVEEKKETPTEKPKDSTAEAKKEEAGEKKKAVASEEETPAKLGVKEEAKPKEKTETTKTEAEDTKAKEPSKPTETEKPKKEEMPAAPEKKDTKEEKTTESRKPEEKPKMEAKVKEDDKSLSKEPSKPKTEKAEKSSSTDQKESQPPEKTTEDKATKGEK