The leucine-rich (LRR) repeat is a 20-30 amino acid motif that forms a hydrophobic å/∫ horseshoe fold, allowing it to accommodate several leucine residues within a tightly packed core. All LRR repeats contain a variable segment and a highly conserved segment, the latter of which accounts for 11 or 12 residues of the entire LRR motif. SLITRK6 (SLIT and NTRK-like family, member 6) is an 841 amino acid single-pass type I membrane protein that contains 16 LRR repeats and belongs to the SLITRK family. Expressed at high levels in select brain tissue, as well as in both adult and fetal lung, SLITRK6 functions to suppress neurite outgrowth, playing a role in the regulation of neuronal function. Multiple isoforms of SLITRK6 exist due to alternative splicing events.
Function:
Suppresses neurite outgrowth.
Subcellular Location:
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein
Tissue Specificity:
In adult brain, highly expressed in putamen with no expression in cerebral cortex. Expressed in adult and fetal lung and fetal liver. Also expressed at high levels in some brain tumors including medulloblastomas and primitive neuroectodermal tumors.
Similarity:
Belongs to the SLITRK family.
Contains 11 LRR (leucine-rich) repeats.
Contains 2 LRRCT domains.
Contains 2 LRRNT domains.
SWISS:
Q9H5Y7
Gene ID:
84189
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 84189 Human
Entrez Gene: 239250 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 290467 Rat
Omim: 609681 Human
SwissProt: Q9H5Y7 Human
SwissProt: Q8C110 Mouse
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