UniProt functional annotation for Q07409

UniProt code: Q07409.

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 (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
 
Subunit: Interacts with PTPRG. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20133774}.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Lipid-anchor, GPI- anchor {ECO:0000250}.
Tissue specificity: Specifically expressed in brain. Ectopically expressed in tumors expressing endogenous intracisternal A-type particles (IAPs). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8108413}.
Similarity: Belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. Contactin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.