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NXPH1
Introduction
Neurexophilin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NXPH1 gene.[1][2]
This gene is a member of the neurexophilin family and encodes a secreted protein with a variable N-terminal domain, a highly conserved, N-glycosylated central domain, a short linker region, and a cysteine-rich C-terminal domain. This protein forms a very tight complex with alpha neurexins, a group of proteins that promote adhesion between dendrites and axons.[2]
References
References
Further reading
Further reading
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- Missler M, Hammer RE, Südhof TC (1999). “Neurexophilin binding to alpha-neurexins. A single LNS domain functions as an independently folding ligand-binding unit”. J. Biol. Chem. 273 (52): 34716–34723. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.52.34716. PMID 9856994.
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