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Gene information for NRCAM (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID4897
Official gene symbolNRCAM
Full nameneuronal cell adhesion molecule
Aliases,KIAA0343,MGC138845,MGC138846,
Gene summaryCell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are members of the immunoglobulin superfamily. This gene encodes a neuronal cell adhesion molecule with multiple immunoglobulin-like C2-type domains and fibronectin type-III domains. This ankyrin-binding protein is involved in neuron-neuron adhesion and promotes directional signaling during axonal cone growth. This gene is also expressed in non-neural tissues and may play a general role in cell-cell communication via signaling from its intracellular domain to the actin cytoskeleton during directional cell migration. Allelic variants of this gene have been associated with autism and addiction vulnerability. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 7   Locus: 7q31.1-q31.2
Gene position108096841 - 107788071  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size308771 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID601581