NPNT
Sign in to saveAlso known as EGFL6L, POEM, nephronectin
Nephronectin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NPNT gene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, NPNT is referenced by 1 other article, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 4 and Ensembl genome database project.
It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 4.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
NPNT- Name
- nephronectin
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- EGFL6L, POEM
Predicted to enable integrin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including cell-cell adhesion mediated by integrin; positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade; and positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation. Predicted to act upstream of or within positive regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway. Located in extracellular exosome. Part of collagen-containing extracellular matrix. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
nephronectin
- Symbol
- NPNT
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 4:105,894,775-106,115,115
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 14138
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/255743
- genomic end
- 106925184
- genomic start
- 106815932
- chromosome
- human chromosome 4
- cytogenetic location
- 4q24
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- References
- Further reading
Nephronectin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NPNT gene.
== References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NPNT” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.