| UniProt functional annotation for P68500 | |||
| UniProt code: P68500. |
| Organism: | Mus musculus (Mouse). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus. | |
| Function: | Contactins mediate cell surface interactions during nervous system development. Has some neurite outgrowth-promoting activity in the cerebral cortical neurons but not in hippocampal neurons (By similarity). Involved in neuronal activity in the auditory system. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12653969}. | |
| Subunit: | Interacts with PTPRG. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20133774}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Lipid-anchor, GPI- anchor {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Expressed in the nervous system. Preferentially expressed in the central auditory pathways. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12653969}. | |
| Developmental stage: | Specifically expressed in the postnatal nervous system, reaching a maximum level at 3 weeks postnatal. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12653969}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. Contactin family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.