protein turtle homolog A (immunoglobulin superfamily member 9A, IGSF9, IGSF9A, KIAA1355 ,NRT1)

Function

• dendrite outgrowth & synapse maturation
• interacts with MAGI2 & SHANK1 (putative)

Structure

• PDZ-binding motif mediates interactions with MAGI2 & SHANK1 (putative)
• belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily, Turtle family
• contains 2 fibronectin F3 modules
• contains 5 Ig-like (immunoglobulin-like) domains

Compartment

• cell membrane
• enriched at the excitatory synapses in mature neurons (putative)
• expressed in a wide variety of tissues at 8 & 14 weeks of gestation

More general terms

• membrane protein
• immunoglobulin superfamily protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9P2J2.html