Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1
Synonyms
CALL Protein
CamL1 Gene Product
Cell Adhesion Molecule L1
Cell Surface Glycoprotein L1
F11 Glycoprotein
Glycoprotein, NGF-Inducible
Glycoprotein, NILE
L1 Cell Adhesion Molecule
L1CAM
NGF Inducible Glycoprotein
NGF-Inducible Glycoprotein
NILE Glycoprotein
NILE Protein
Nerve Growth Factor Inducible Large External Glycoprotein
Nerve Growth Factor-Inducible Large External Glycoprotein
Neural Adhesion Molecule L1
A member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of neuronal cell adhesion molecules that is required for proper nervous system development. Neural cell adhesion molecule L1 consists of six Ig domains, five fibronectin domains, a transmembrane region and an intracellular domain. Two splicing variants are known: a neuronal form that contains a four-amino acid RSLE sequence in the cytoplasmic domain, and a non-neuronal form that lacks the RSLE sequence. Mutations in the L1 gene result in L1 disease. Neural cell adhesion molecule L1 is predominantly expressed during development in neurons and Schwann cells; involved in cell adhesion, neuronal migration, axonal growth and pathfinding, and myelination.