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Spondin 1

Spondin-1 (also known as F-spondin) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPON1 gene.[1] It is secreted by cells of the floor plate and may be involved in axon guidance[2] The protein contains 807 amino acids and is structurally composed of six thrombospondin domains, one reelin domain, and one spondin domain.


References

  1. Nagase T, Ishikawa K, Suyama M, Kikuno R, Miyajima N, Tanaka A, Kotani H, Nomura N, Ohara O (Apr 1999). “Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. XI. The complete sequences of 100 new cDNA clones from brain which code for large proteins in vitro”. DNA Res. 5 (5): 277–86. doi:10.1093/dnares/5.5.277. PMID 9872452.
  2. “Entrez Gene: SPON1 spondin 1, extracellular matrix protein”.

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