Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (CHD2, DSCAM)

Function

• cell adhesion molecule
• mediates cation-independent homophilic binding activity
• nervous system development Isoform Long: cell membrane Isoform Short: secreted

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2 Primarily expressed in brain

More general terms

• adhesion receptor
• glycoprotein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/602523
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O60469.html