Gene content    
NRCAM ( by HUGO)
Neuronal Cell Adhesion Molecule
Tumor suppressor gene
Neuronal Cell Adhesion Molecule
NgCAM-Related Cell Adhesion Molecule
Neuronal Surface Protein Bravo
KIAA0343
Ng-CAM-related
Nr-CAM
hBravo
NCBI: 7q31    Ensembl: 7q31.1
NRCAM_HUMANSize: 1304 amino acidsMass: 143890 Da

  • Subunit: Probable constituent of a neurofascin/NRCAM/ankyrin-G complex. Interacts with GLDN/gliomedin (By similarity) Sequence caution: Sequence=AAC50765.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Sequence=BAA20801.2; Type=Erroneous initiation; 2 PDB 3D structures from [IMAGE] and Proteopedia [IMAGE] for NRCAM: 1UEN (3D) [IMAGE] 1UEY (3D) [IMAGE]
  • Tissue specificity: Detected in all the examined tissues. In the brain it was detected in the amygdala, caudate nucleus, corpus callosum, hippocampus, hypothalamus, substantia nigra, subthalamic nucleus and thalamus [IMAGE] Pathway & Disease-focused RT2 Profiler PCR Arrays i
  • Function:
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Summary: NRCAM_HUMAN, Q92823 Function: Cell adhesion, ankyrin-binding protein involved in neuron-neuron adhesion. May play a role in the molecular assembly of the nodes of Ranvier (By similarity)
  • Similarity:
    Belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. L1/neurofascin/NgCAM family
                          
    Contains 5 fibronectin type-III domains
                          
    Contains 6 Ig-like C2-type (immunoglobulin-like) domains [IMAGE]
  • Protein Domain/Family    
    Source ID Domain Name Type
    InterProIPR003006Ig/MHC_CSImmunoglobulin/major histocompatibility complexFamily
    IPR003598Ig_sub2Immunoglobulin C2 typeDomain
    IPR003599Ig_subImmunoglobulin subtypeDomain
    IPR003961Fibronectin_type3Fibronectin, type IIIDomain
    IPR007110Ig-like_domImmunoglobulin-likeDomain
    IPR013098Ig_I-setImmunoglobulin I-setDomain
    BlocksIPB003598Immunoglobulin C-2 typeImmunoglobulin C-2 type
    IPB003962Fibronectin type III repeat signatureFibronectin type III repeat signature

    Gene Ontology    
    Type Term Evidence Source Pub
    Biological Process angiogenesis IEP GOA 11866539
    axonal fasciculation NAS GOA 8812479
    axonogenesis NAS GOA 8812479
    central nervous system development NAS GOA 8812479
    clustering of voltage-gated sodium channels IDA GOA 14602817
    neuron migration NAS GOA 11483367
    positive regulation of neuron differentiation NAS GOA 8812479
    regulation of axon extension NAS GOA 8812479
    single organismal cell-cell adhesion NAS GOA 8812479
    synapse assembly TAS GOA 8812479
    Cellular Component external side of plasma membrane NAS GOA 8812479
    integral component of plasma membrane NAS GOA 8812479
    neuron projection NAS GOA 8812479
    Molecular Function ankyrin binding IDA GOA 14602817

    NRCAM cross reference    
    PubMed OMIM Entrez Gene NCKU SNP Nucleotide UniProt Genome Data Viewer HomoloGene