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NRCAM

Gene
NRCAM
Protein
Neuronal cell adhesion molecule
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
1304 amino acids
Function
Cell adhesion protein that is required for normal responses to cell-cell contacts in brain and in the peripheral nervous system. Plays a role in neurite outgrowth in response to contactin binding. Plays a role in mediating cell-cell contacts between Schwann cells and axons. Plays a role in the formation and maintenance of the nodes of Ranvier on myelinated axons. Nodes of Ranvier contain clustered sodium channels that are crucial for the saltatory propagation of action potentials along myelinated axons. During development, nodes of Ranvier are formed by the fusion of two heminodes. Required for normal clustering of sodium channels at heminodes; not required for the formation of mature nodes with normal sodium channel clusters. Required, together with GLDN, for maintaining NFASC and sodium channel clusters at mature nodes of Ranvier.
Similarity
Belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. L1/neurofascin/NgCAM family.
Mass
143.89 kDa
Sequence
MQLKIMPKKKRLSAGRVPLILFLCQMISALEVPLDPKLLEDLVQPPTITQQSPKDYIIDPRENIVIQCEAKGKPPPSFSWTRNGTHFDIDKDPLVTMKPGTGTLIINIMSEGKAETYEGVYQCTARNERGAAVSNNIVVRPSRSPLWTKEKLEPITLQSGQSLVLPCRPPIGLPPPIIFWMDNSFQRLPQSERVSQGLNGDLYFSNVLPEDTREDYICYARFNHTQTIQQKQPISVKVISVDELNDTIAANLSDTEFYGAKSSRERPPTFLTPEGNASNKEELRGNVLSLECIAEGLPTPIIYWAKEDGMLPKNRTVYKNFEKTLQIIHVSEADSGNYQCIAKNALGAIHHTISVRVKAAPYWITAPQNLVLSPGEDGTLICRANGNPKPRISWLTNGVPIEIAPDDPSRKIDGDTIIFSNVQERSSAVYQCNASNEYGYLLANAFVNVLAEPPRILTPANTLYQVIANRPALLDCAFFGSPLPTIEWFKGAKGSALHEDIYVLHENGTLEIPVAQKDSTGTYTCVARNKLGMAKNEVHLEIKDPTWIVKQPEYAVVQRGSMVSFECKVKHDHTLSLTVLWLKDNRELPSDERFTVDKDHLVVADVSDDDSGTYTCVANTTLDSVSASAVLSVVAPTPTPAPVYDVPNPPFDLELTDQLDKSVQLSWTPGDDNNSPITKFIIEYEDAMHKPGLWHHQTEVSGTQTTAQLKLSPYVNYSFRVMAVNSIGKSLPSEASEQYLTKASEPDKNPTAVEGLGSEPDNLVITWKPLNGFESNGPGLQYKVSWRQKDGDDEWTSVVVANVSKYIVSGTPTFVPYLIKVQALNDMGFAPEPAVVMGHSGEDLPMVAPGNVRVNVVNSTLAEVHWDPVPLKSIRGHLQGYRIYYWKTQSSSKRNRRHIEKKILTFQGSKTHGMLPGLEPFSHYTLNVRVVNGKGEGPASPDRVFNTPEGVPSAPSSLKIVNPTLDSLTLEWDPPSHPNGILTEYTLKYQPINSTHELGPLVDLKIPANKTRWTLKNLNFSTRYKFYFYAQTSAGSGSQITEEAVTTVDEAGILPPDVGAGKVQAVNPRISNLTAAAAETYANISWEYEGPEHVNFYVEYGVAGSKEEWRKEIVNGSRSFFGLKGLMPGTAYKVRVGAVGDSGFVSSEDVFETGPAMASRQVDIATQGWFIGLMCAVALLILILLIVCFIRRNKGGKYPVKEKEDAHADPEIQPMKEDDGTFGEYSDAEDHKPLKKGSRTPSDRTVKKEDSDDSLVDYGEGVNGQFNEDGSFIGQYSGKKEKEPAEGNESSEAPSPVNAMNSFV

Gene
Nrcam
Protein
Neuronal cell adhesion molecule
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
1256 amino acids
Function
Cell adhesion protein that is required for normal responses to cell-cell contacts in brain and in the peripheral nervous system. Plays a role in neurite outgrowth in response to contactin binding (PubMed:11564762). Plays a role in mediating cell-cell contacts between Schwann cells and axons (PubMed:20188654). Plays a role in the formation and maintenance of the nodes of Ranvier on myelinated axons. Nodes of Ranvier contain clustered sodium channels that are crucial for the saltatory propagation of action potentials along myelinated axons. During development, nodes of Ranvier are formed by the fusion of two heminodes. Required for normal clustering of sodium channels at heminodes; not required for the formation of mature nodes with normal sodium channel clusters (PubMed:14602817, PubMed:20188654). Required, together with GLDN, for maintaining NFASC and sodium channel clusters at mature nodes of Ranvier (PubMed:24719088).
Similarity
Belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. L1/neurofascin/NgCAM family.
Mass
138.522 kDa
Sequence
MQLKIMPKKKHLSAGGVPLILFLCQMISALDVPLDLVQPPTITQQSPKDYIIDPRENIVIQCEAKGKPPPSFSWTRNGTHFDIDKDPLVTMKPGSGTLVINIMSEGKAETYEGVYQCTARNERGAAVSNNIVVRPSRSPLWTKERLEPIVLQNGQSLVLPCRPPIGLPPAIIFWMDNSFQRLPQSERVSQGLNGDLYFSNVLPEDTREDYICYARFNHTQTIQQKQPISLKVISVDELNDTIAANLSDTEFYGAKSSKERPPTFLTPEGNESHKEELRGNVLSLECIAEGLPTPIIYWIKEDGMLPANRTFYRNFKKTLQITHVSEADSGNYQCIAKNALGAVHHTISVTVKAAPYWIVAPQNLVLSPGENGTLICRANGNPKPRISWLTNGVPIEIALDDPSRKIDGDTIIFSNVQESSSAVYQCNASNKYGYLLANAFVNVLAEPPRILTSANTLYQVIANRPALLDCAFFGSPMPTIEWFKGTKGSALHEDIYVLHDNGTLEIPVAQKDSTGTYTCVARNKLGMAKNEVHLEIKDPTRIIKQPEYAVVQRGSKVSFECRVKHDHTLIPTIMWLKDNGELPNDERFSTDKDHLVVSDVKDDDGGTYTCTANTTLDSASASAVLRVVAPTPTPAPIYDVPNPPFDLELTNQLDKSVQLTWTPGDDNNSPITKFIIEYEDAMHDAGLWRHQAEVSGTQTTAQLKLSPYVNYSFRVMAENSIGRSMPSEASEQYLTKAAEPDQNPMAVEGLGTEPDNLVITWKPLNGFQSNGPGLQYKVSWRQKDGDDEWTSVVVANVSKYIVSGTPTFVPYLIKVQALNDVGFAPEPAAVMGHSGEDLPMVAPGNVRVSVVNSTLAEVHWDPVPPKSVRGHLQGYRIYYWKTQSSSKRNRRHIEKKILTFQGTKTHGMLPGLQPYSHYALNVRVVNGKGEGPASTDRGFHTPEGVPSAPSSLKIVNPTLDSLTLEWDPPSHPNGILTEYILQYQPINSTHELGPLVDLKIPANKTRWTLKNLNFSTRYKFYFYAQTSVGPGSQITEEAITTVDEAGIPPPDVGAGKGKEEWRKEIVNGSRSFFGLKGLMPGTAYKVRVGAEGDSGFVSSEDVFETGPAMASRQVDIATQGWFIGLMCAVALLILILLIVCFIRRNKGGKYPVKEKEDAHADPEIQPMKEDDGTFGEYSDAEDHKPLKKGSRTPSDRTVKKEDSDDSLVDYGEGVNGQFNEDGSFIGQYSGKKEKEPAEGNESSEAPSPVNAMNSFV

Gene
Nrcam
Protein
Neuronal cell adhesion molecule
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Length
1214 amino acids
Function
Cell adhesion protein that is required for normal responses to cell-cell contacts in brain and in the peripheral nervous system. Plays a role in neurite outgrowth in response to contactin binding. Plays a role in mediating cell-cell contacts between Schwann cells and axons (By similarity). Plays a role in the formation and maintenance of the nodes of Ranvier on myelinated axons (PubMed:16039564). Nodes of Ranvier contain clustered sodium channels that are crucial for the saltatory propagation of action potentials along myelinated axons. During development, nodes of Ranvier are formed by the fusion of two heminodes. Required for normal clustering of sodium channels at heminodes; not required for the formation of mature nodes with normal sodium channel clusters. Required, together with GLDN, for maintaining NFASC and sodium channel clusters at mature nodes of Ranvier.
Similarity
Belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. L1/neurofascin/NgCAM family.
Mass
133.912 kDa
Sequence
MQLKTMPKKKPLSAGRAPLFLFLCQMISALDVPLDPKLLDDLVQPPTITQQSPKDYIIDPRENIVIQCEAKGKPPPSFSWTRNGTHFDIDKDPLVTMKPGSGTLVINIMSEGKAETYEGVYQCTARNERGAAVSNNIVVRPSRSPLWTKERLEPIILRSGQSLVLPCRPPIGLPPAIIFWMDNSFQRLPQSERVSQGLNGDLYFSNVLPEDTREDYICYARFNHTQTIQQKQPISLKVISVDELNDTIAANLSDTEFYGAKSSKERPPTFLTPEGNESHKEELRGNVLSLECIAEGLPTPVIYWIKEDGTLPVNRTFYRNFKKTLQIIHVSEADSGNYQCIAKNALGAVHHTISVTVKAAPYWIVAPHNLVLSPGENGTLICRANGNPKPRISWLTNGVPVEIALDDPSRKIDGDTIMFSNVQESSSAVYQCNASNKYGYLLANAFVNVLAEPPRILTSANTLYQVIANRPALLDCAFFGSPMPTIEWFKGTKGSALHEDIYVLHDNGTLEIPVAQKDSTGTYTCVARNKLGMAKNEVHLEIKDPTRFIKQPGYAVVQRGSKVSFECKVKHDHTLIPTILWLKDNGELPNDERFSVDKDHLVVSDVKDEDGGTYTCAANTTLDSVSASAVLRVVAPTPTPAPIYDVPNPPFDLELTNQLDKSVQLTWTPGDDNNSPITKFIIEYEDAMHEAGLWRHQAEVSGTQTTAQLKLSPYVNYSFRVMAENSIGRSVPSEASEQYLTKAAEPDQNPTAVEGLGTEPDNLVITWKPLNGFQSNGPGLQYKVSWRQKDGDDEWTSVVVANVSKYIVSGTPTFVPYLIKVQALNDVGFAPEPAAVMGHSGEDLPMVAPGNVRVSVVNSTLAEAHWDPVPPKSVRGHLQGYRIYYWKAQSSSKRNRRHIEKKILTFQGSKTHGMLPGLQPYSHYVLNVRVVNGKGEGPASADRGFHTPEGVPSAPSSLKIVNPTLDSLTLEWDPPSHPNGILTEYILKYQPINSTHELGPLVDLKIPANKTRWTLKNLNFSTRYKFYFYAQTSVGSGSQITEEAITTVDEGKKAGILPPDVGAGKAMASRQVDIATQGWFIGLMCAVALLILILLIVCFIRRNKGGKYPVKEKEDAHADPEIQPMKEDDGTFGEYSDAEDHKPLKKGSRTPSDRTVKKEDSDDSLVDYGEGVNGQFNEDGSFIGQYSGKKEKEPAEGNESSEAPSPVNAMNSFV