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Gene information for CNTNAP1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID8506
Official gene symbolCNTNAP1
Full namecontactin associated protein 1
Aliases,CASPR,CNTNAP,NRXN4,P190,
Gene summaryThe gene product was initially identified as a 190-kD protein associated with the contactin-PTPRZ1 complex. The 1,384-amino acid protein, also designated p190 or CASPR for 'contactin-associated protein,' includes an extracellular domain with several putative protein-protein interaction domains, a putative transmembrane domain, and a 74-amino acid cytoplasmic domain. Northern blot analysis showed that the gene is transcribed predominantly in brain as a transcript of 6.2 kb, with weak expression in several other tissues tested. The architecture of its extracellular domain is similar to that of neurexins, and this protein may be the signaling subunit of contactin, enabling recruitment and activation of intracellular signaling pathways in neurons. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 17   Locus: 17q21
Gene position40834632 - 40852011  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size17380 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602346