| Tissue Specificity | Ubiquitous. Expressed at high levels in peripheral tissues including prostate, placenta, pancreas, heart, kidney, pituitary gland, lung and testis. Expressed at low levels in the brain. |
| Function | Growth factor that supports the survival of sensory and sympathetic peripheral neurons in culture and also supports the survival of dopaminergic neurons of the ventral mid-brain. Acts by binding to its coreceptor, GFRA3, leading to autophosphorylation and activation of the RET receptor. Strong attractant of gut hematopoietic cells thus promoting the formation Peyer's patch-like structures, a major component of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue. |
| Protein Name | ArteminEnovinNeublastin |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-419037Reactome: R-HSA-5673001Reactome: R-HSA-8853659 |
| Cellular Localisation | Secreted |
| Alternative Protein Names | Artemin proteinEnovin proteinNeublastin proteinARTN proteinEVN protein |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org
