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CELSR1

Cadherin EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 1 also known as flamingo homolog 2 or cadherin family member 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CELSR1 gene.[1][2]

Function

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the flamingo subfamily, part of the cadherin superfamily. The flamingo subfamily consists of nonclassic-type cadherins; a subpopulation that does not interact with catenins. The flamingo cadherins are located at the plasma membrane and have nine cadherin domains, seven epidermal growth factor-like repeats and two laminin G-like domains in their ectodomain. They also have seven transmembrane domains, a characteristic unique to this subfamily. It is postulated that these proteins are receptors involved in contact-mediated communication, with cadherin domains acting as homophilic binding regions and the EGF-like domains involved in cell adhesion and receptor-ligand interactions. This particular member is a developmentally regulated, neural-specific gene which plays an unspecified role in early embryogenesis.[2]

See also

See also

References

References

  1. Hadjantonakis AK, Sheward WJ, Harmar AJ, de Galan L, Hoovers JM, Little PF (Nov 1997). “Celsr1, a neural-specific gene encoding an unusual seven-pass transmembrane receptor, maps to mouse chromosome 15 and human chromosome 22qter”. Genomics. 45 (1): 97–104. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4892. PMID 9339365.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: CELSR1 cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 1 (flamingo homolog, Drosophila)”.
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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.


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