contactin 2; axonin-1; transient axonal glycoprotein-1; TAG-1 (CNTN2)

Function

• initial growth & guidance of axons
• cell adhesion (putative)

Structure

• belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily, contactin family
• contains 4 fibronectin F3 modules
• contains 6 Ig-like C2-type domain (immunoglobulin-like)

Compartment

• cell membrane, lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor
• attached to neuronal membrane by GPI-anchor & also released from neurons

Expression

• transiently expressed presumably prior to myelination

More general terms

• contactin

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q02246.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=6900
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:6900
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/190197