CNTF ist ein Gen, das durch das Symbol CNTF kodiert wird. Es ist auch bekannt als Ciliary neurotrophic factor. CNTF hat eine Masse von 22.93kDa und eine Aminosäurelänge von 200.
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Gen- und Proteininformationen
UniProt Zusammenfassung
CNTF is a survival factor for various neuronal cell types. Seems to prevent the degeneration of motor axons after axotomy.
Entrez Zusammenfassung
The protein encoded by this gene is a polypeptide hormone whose actions appear to be restricted to the nervous system where it promotes neurotransmitter synthesis and neurite outgrowth in certain neuronal populations. The protein is a potent survival factor for neurons and oligodendrocytes and may be relevant in reducing tissue destruction during inflammatory attacks. A mutation in this gene, which results in aberrant splicing, leads to ciliary neurotrophic factor deficiency, but this phenotype is not causally related to neurologic disease. A read-through transcript variant composed of the upstream ZFP91 gene and CNTF sequence has been identified, but it is thought to be non-coding. Read-through transcription of ZFP91 and CNTF has also been observed in mouse.
Gewebespezifität
Nervous system.
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Belongs to the CNTF family.
