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Rabbit Anti-Ninjurin 2/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Ninjurin family proteins are multi-pass membrane proteins induced by nerve injury in Schwann cells and dorsal root ganglion neurons. Nunjurin proteins act as homophilic cell adhesion molecules that promote axonal growth. Ninjurin proteins also play a role in the formation and function of other tissues. Ninjurin-1 is widely expressed in adult and embryonic tissues, particularly those with epithelial origin. Ninjurin-2 is also widely expressed, with highest levels in adult bone marrow and peripheral blood lymphocytes and embryo liver, thymus and heart. The genes that encode the Ninjurin proteins map to a region known to cause several genetic disorders, including hereditary sensory neuropathy type I and type II (HSN1 and HSN2). However, no link between mutations in the genes encoding Ninjurins and the diseases have been found.
Function:
Ninjurin2 is an homophilic cell adhesion molecule that promotes axonal growth. May play a role in nerve regeneration and in the formation and function of other tissues.
Subunit:
Homophilic cell adhesion molecule that promotes axonal growth. May play a role in nerve regeneration and in the formation and function of other tissues.
Subcellular Location:
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein
Tissue Specificity:
Widely expressed. In adult, higher expression in the bone marrow and peripheral blood lymphocytes, medium in the lung, lymph node, thyroid, uterus, thymus, spleen, prostate and skeletal muscle, lower in the liver, placenta, brain, heart and kidney. In embryo, higher expression in the thymus, heart and liver, lower in the spleen, lung, brain and kidney.
Similarity:
Belongs to the ninjurin family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 4815 Human
GenBank: BC057766 Human
Omim: 607297 Human
SwissProt: Q9NZG7 Human
Unigene: 656450 Human
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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