neural cell adhesion molecule 2; N-CAM 2 (NCAM2 NCAM21)

Function

• role in selective fasciculation & zone-to-zone projection of the primary olfactory axons

Structure

• contains 2 fibronectin F3 modules
• contains 5 Ig-like C2-type domains (immunoglobulin-like)

Compartment

cell membrane

Expression

expressed most strongly in adult & fetal brain

More general terms

• neural cell adhesion molecule
• immunoglobulin superfamily protein

Additional terms

• cell adhesion molecule 2 (immunoglobulin superfamily member 4D, nectin-like protein 3, CADM2, IGSF4D, NECL3)

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=4685
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/602040
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O15394.html