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.