neuroglian

neuroglian
Protein isolated from Drosophila nervous system that is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. It contains 6 immunoglobulin-like domains and 5 fibronectin type III domains and has strong sequence homology to mouse NCAM and L1. Two different forms of neuroglian arise by differential splicing. These have identical extracellular domains but differ in the size of the cytoplasmic domains: the long form is restricted to neurons in central and peripheral nervous systems of embryos and larvae.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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