Entrez gene ID | | 4741 |
Official gene symbol | | NEFM |
Full name | | neurofilament, medium polypeptide |
Aliases | | ,NEF3,NF-M,NFM, |
Gene summary | | Neurofilaments are type IV intermediate filament heteropolymers composed of light, medium, and heavy chains. Neurofilaments comprise the axoskeleton and functionally maintain neuronal caliber. They may also play a role in intracellular transport to axons and dendrites. This gene encodes the medium neurofilament protein. This protein is commonly used as a biomarker of neuronal damage. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 8 Locus: 8p21 |
Gene position | | 24771274 - 24776606 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 5333 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 162250 |
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