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CNTNAP2

CNTNAP2
Identifiers
Aliases CNTNAP2, AUTS15, CASPR2, CDFE, NRXN4, PTHSL1, contactin associated protein-like 2
External IDs MGI: 1914047 HomoloGene: 69159 GeneCards: CNTNAP2
Genetically Related Diseases
obesity, Alzheimer's disease, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_014141

NM_001004357
NM_025771

RefSeq (protein)

NP_054860

NP_001004357.2
NP_080047.1
NP_001004357
NP_080047

Location (UCSC) Chr 7: 146.12 – 148.42 Mb Chr 6: 45.06 – 47.3 Mb
PubMed search

NM_014141

NM_001004357
NM_025771

NP_054860

NP_001004357.2
NP_080047.1
NP_001004357
NP_080047

Contactin-associated protein-like 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CNTNAP2 gene.

This gene encodes a member of the neurexin family which functions in the vertebrate nervous system as cell adhesion molecules and receptors. This protein, like other neurexin proteins, contains epidermal growth factor repeats and laminin G domains. In addition, it includes an F5/8 type C domain, discoidin/neuropilin- and fibrinogen-like domains, thrombospondin N-terminal-like domains and a putative PDZ binding site. This protein is localized at the juxtaparanodes of myelinated axons and associated with potassium channels. It may play a role in the local differentiation of the axon into distinct functional subdomains. This gene encompasses almost 1.6% of chromosome 7 and is one of the largest genes in the human genome. It may represent a positional candidate gene for the DFNB13 form of nonsyndromic deafness.


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