Contactin
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Contactins are a subgroup of molecules belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily that are expressed exclusively in the nervous system. These proteins are attached to the neuronal membrane by a GPI-anchor. The subgroup consists of six members now referred to as contactin 1-6,[1] but historically they had different names as shown in the table below:
New name | Old name |
---|---|
Contactin 1 | Contactin |
Contactin 2 | TAG-1 |
Contactin 3 | BIG-1 |
Contactin 4 | BIG-2 |
NB-2 | |
Contactin 6 | NB-3 |
References[]
- ^ Shimoda, Yasushi; Watanabe, Kazutada (1 January 2009). "Contactins". Cell Adh Migr. 3 (1): 64–70. PMC 2675151. PMID 19262165.
Categories:
- Chemistry set index pages
- Cell adhesion molecules
- GPI-Linked proteins