NFASC

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Neurofascin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NFASC gene.[1][2][3]

Function

Neurofascin is an L1 family immunoglobulin cell adhesion molecule (see L1CAM) involved in axon subcellular targeting and synapse formation during neural development.[3][4]

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.[5]

References

  1. Volkmer H, Hassel B, Wolff JM, Frank R, Rathjen FG (July 1992). "Structure of the axonal surface recognition molecule neurofascin and its relationship to a neural subgroup of the immunoglobulin superfamily". The Journal of Cell Biology. 118 (1): 149–61. doi:10.1083/jcb.118.1.149. PMC 2289533. PMID 1377696.
  2. 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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: NFASC neurofascin homolog (chicken)".
  4. Ango F, di Cristo G, Higashiyama H, Bennett V, Wu P, Huang ZJ (October 2004). "Ankyrin-based subcellular gradient of neurofascin, an immunoglobulin family protein, directs GABAergic innervation at purkinje axon initial segment". Cell. 119 (2): 257–72. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2004.10.004. PMID 15479642.
  5. 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. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddy277. PMID 30124836.

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