| Tissue Specificity | Expressed in hypoglossal motor neurons (at protein level). Expressed in the small and large sensory neurons of the dorsal root ganglion (at protein level). Expressed in cutaneous and muscular sensory neurons. |
| Post Translational Modifications | Phosphorylated.phosphorylation increases after nerve injury in regenerating neurons. |
| Function | Class-III neuronal intermediate filament protein. My form an independent structural network without the involvement of other neurofilaments or may cooperate with the neuronal intermediate filament proteins NEFL, NEFH, NEFM and INA to form a filamentous network. Assembly of the neuronal intermediate filaments may be regulated by RAB7A. Plays a role in the development of unmyelinated sensory neurons. May be involved in axon elongation and axon regeneration after injury. Inhibits neurite extension in type II spiral ganglion neurons in the cochlea. |
| Protein Name | Peripherin |
| Cellular Localisation | CytoplasmCytoskeletonCell ProjectionAxonPerikaryon |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Peripherin antibodyAnti-Prph antibodyAnti-Prph1 antibody |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org
