| Tissue Specificity | Strongly expressed in brain and in neuroblastoma and retinoblastoma cell lines. Lower levels of expression in lung, pancreas, kidney and skeletal muscle. |
| Function | Contactins mediate cell surface interactions during nervous system development. Involved in the formation of paranodal axo-glial junctions in myelinated peripheral nerves and in the signaling between axons and myelinating glial cells via its association with CNTNAP1. Participates in oligodendrocytes generation by acting as a ligand of NOTCH1. Its association with NOTCH1 promotes NOTCH1 activation through the released notch intracellular domain (NICD) and subsequent translocation to the nucleus. Interaction with TNR induces a repulsion of neurons and an inhibition of neurite outgrowth. |
| Protein Name | Contactin-1Glycoprotein Gp135Neural Cell Surface Protein F3 |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-2122948Reactome: R-HSA-2979096Reactome: R-HSA-373760Reactome: R-HSA-447043 |
| Cellular Localisation | Isoform 1: Cell MembraneLipid-AnchorGpi-AnchorExtracellular SideIsoform 2: Cell Membrane |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Contactin-1 antibodyAnti-Glycoprotein Gp135 antibodyAnti-Neural Cell Surface Protein F3 antibodyAnti-CNTN1 antibody |
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