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Neural cell adhesion molecule

Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), also called CD56, is a homophilic binding glycoprotein expressed on the surface of neurons, glia and skeletal muscle. Although CD56 is often considered a marker of neural lineage commitment due to its discovery site, CD56 expression is also found in, among others, the hematopoietic system. Here, the expression of…

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Aliases
NCAM1, CD56, MSK39, NCAM, neural cell adhesion molecule 1
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2E3V, 2HAZ, 2VKW, 2VKX, 3MTR, 5AEA
Band
11q23.2 · 9 A5.3|9 26.83 cM
Bgee
ventricular zone · ganglionic eminence · middle temporal gyrus · entorhinal cortex · corpus callosum
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 11 (human) · Chromosome 9 (mouse)

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Forms, domains and homophilic binding

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Expression in normal cells

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Neural cell adhesion molecule

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Bgee · 20
Neural cell adhesion molecule → ascending aorta, barrel cortex, Brodmann area 46, corpus callosum, endothelial cell, entorhinal cortex, epithelium of lens, fossa, ganglionic eminence, iris, lateral hypothalamus, middle temporal gyrus, neural layer of retina, pons, prefrontal cortex, Rostral migratory stream, substantia nigra, superior frontal gyrus, ventricular zone, ventromedial nucleus
RNA expression pattern · 20
Neural cell adhesion molecule → ascending aorta, barrel cortex, Brodmann area 46, corpus callosum, endothelial cell, entorhinal cortex, epithelium of lens, fossa, ganglionic eminence, iris, lateral hypothalamus, middle temporal gyrus, neural layer of retina, pons, prefrontal cortex, Rostral migratory stream, substantia nigra, superior frontal gyrus, ventricular zone, ventromedial nucleus
related to Expression in normal cells · 5
Neural cell adhesion molecule → CAM, CD56, Later, NCAM1, The
Band · 2
Neural cell adhesion molecule → 11q23.2, 9 A5.3|9 26.83 cM
Chr. · 2
Neural cell adhesion molecule → Chromosome 11 (human), Chromosome 9 (mouse)
End · 2
Neural cell adhesion molecule → 113,278,436 bp, 49,710,225 bp
Aliases · 1
Neural cell adhesion molecule → NCAM1, CD56, MSK39, NCAM, neural cell adhesion molecule 1
Available structures · 1
Neural cell adhesion molecule → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2E3V, 2HAZ, 2VKW, 2VKX, 3MTR, 5AEA
BioGPS · 1
Neural cell adhesion molecule → More reference expression data
Databases · 1
Neural cell adhesion molecule → NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

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ncam cd56 cell homophilic binding adhesion neural cells bp neurite human expression chr band outgrowth ncam1 molecule muscle chromosome 11

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Neural cell adhesion moleculeAliasesNCAM1, CD56, MSK39, NCAM, neural cell adhesion molecule 11.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeAvailable structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2E3V, 2HAZ, 2VKW, 2VKX, 3MTR, 5AEA1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBand11q23.21.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBand9 A5.3|9 26.83 cM1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeventricular zone1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeganglionic eminence1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeemiddle temporal gyrus1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeentorhinal cortex1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeecorpus callosum1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeendothelial cell1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeBrodmann area 461.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeepons1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeesuperior frontal gyrus1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeprefrontal cortex1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeRostral migratory stream1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeebarrel cortex1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeepithelium of lens1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeesubstantia nigra1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeneural layer of retina1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeventromedial nucleus1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeiris1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeefossa1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeelateral hypothalamus1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBgeeascending aorta1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeBioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeChr.Chromosome 11 (human)1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeChr.Chromosome 9 (mouse)1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeDatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeEnd113,278,436 bp1.00infobox
Neural cell adhesion moleculeEnd49,710,225 bp1.00infobox

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