NFASC

NFASC

NFASC

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Neurofascin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NFASC gene.[5][6][7]

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Function

Neurofascin is an L1 family immunoglobulin cell adhesion molecule (see L1CAM) involved in axon subcellular targeting and synapse formation during neural development.[7][8]

Clinical importance

A homozygous mutation causing loss of Nfasc155 causes severe congenital hypotonia, contractures of fingers and toes and no reaction to touch or pain.[9]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Burmeister M, Ren Q, Makris GJ, Samson D, Bennett V (July 1996). "Genes for the neuronal immunoglobulin domain cell adhesion molecules neurofascin and Nr-CAM map to mouse chromosomes 1 and 12 and homologous human chromosomes". Mammalian Genome. 7 (7): 558–9. doi:10.1007/s003359900168. PMID 8672144. S2CID 29190292.
  4. Smigiel R, Sherman DL, Rydzanicz M, Walczak A, Mikolajkow D, Krolak-Olejnik B, Kosinska J, Gasperowicz P, Biernacka A, Stawinski P, Marciniak M, Andrzejewski W, Boczar M, Krajewski P, Sasiadek MM, Brophy PJ, Ploski R (August 2018). "Homozygous mutation in the Neurofascin gene affecting the glial isoform of Neurofascin causes severe neurodevelopment disorder with hypotonia, amimia and areflexia". Human Molecular Genetics. 27 (21): 3669–3674. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddy277. PMC 6196652. PMID 30124836.

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