netrin
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Function
- netrins function as axonal chemotropic factors, promote axon outgrowth, & control guidance of CNS commissural axons & peripheral motor axons
Structure
- family of proteins homologous to C elegans UNC-6, a laminin related protein
More general terms
More specific terms
- netrin G1 (laminet-1, NTNG1, KIAA0976, LMNT1, UNQ571/PRO1133)
- netrin G2 (laminet-2, NTNG2, KIAA1857, LMNT2, UNQ9381/PRO34206)
- netrin-1 (NTN1, NTN1L)
- netrin-2
- netrin-2-like protein (NTN2L, NTN3)
- Netrin-4; beta-netrin; hepar-derived netrin-like protein (NTN4)
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Serafini T et al The netrins define a family of axon outgrowth-promoting proteins homologous to C. elegans UNC-6. Cell. 1994 Aug 12;78(3):409-24. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8062384
- ↑ Kennedy TE et al. Netrins are diffusible chemotropic factors for commissural axons in the embryonic spinal cord. Cell 78:425-35, 1994 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8062385