CNTN4

Also known as AXCAM, BIG-2, contactin 4

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

CNTN4

Name: contactin 4
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: AXCAM, BIG-2

This gene encodes a member of the contactin family of immunoglobulins. Contactins are axon-associated cell adhesion molecules that function in neuronal network formation and plasticity. The encoded protein is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored neuronal membrane protein that may play a role in the formation of axon connections in the developing nervous system. Deletion or mutation of this gene may play a role in 3p deletion syndrome and autism spectrum disorders. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011].

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