T3DB: Neurofilament light polypeptide

Name	Neurofilament light polypeptide
Synonyms	68 kDa neurofilament protein Neurofilament triplet L protein NF-L NF68 NFL
Gene Name	NEFL
Organism	Human
Amino acid sequence	>lcl\|BSEQ0019703\|Neurofilament light polypeptide MSSFSYEPYYSTSYKRRYVETPRVHISSVRSGYSTARSAYSSYSAPVSSSLSVRRSYSSS SGSLMPSLENLDLSQVAAISNDLKSIRTQEKAQLQDLNDRFASFIERVHELEQQNKVLEA ELLVLRQKHSEPSRFRALYEQEIRDLRLAAEDATNEKQALQGEREGLEETLRNLQARYEE EVLSREDAEGRLMEARKGADEAALARAELEKRIDSLMDEISFLKKVHEEEIAELQAQIQY AQISVEMDVTKPDLSAALKDIRAQYEKLAAKNMQNAEEWFKSRFTVLTESAAKNTDAVRA AKDEVSESRRLLKAKTLEIEACRGMNEALEKQLQELEDKQNADISAMQDTINKLENELRT TKSEMARYLKEYQDLLNVKMALDIEIAAYRKLLEGEETRLSFTSVGSITSGYSQSSQVFG RSAYGGLQTSSYLMSTRSFPSYYTSHVQEEQIEVEETIEAAKAEEAKDEPPSEGEAEEEE KDKEEAEEEEAAEEEEAAKEESEEAKEEEEGGEGEEGEETKEAEEEEKKVEGAGEEQAAK KKD
Number of residues	543
Molecular Weight	61515.95
Theoretical pI	Not Available
GO Classification	Functions structural constituent of cytoskeleton protein C-terminus binding identical protein binding protein binding, bridging Processes peripheral nervous system axon regeneration neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway protein polymerization small GTPase mediated signal transduction Ras protein signal transduction synaptic transmission neurofilament bundle assembly vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway response to acrylamide response to toxic substance response to sodium arsenite positive regulation of axonogenesis spinal cord development retrograde axon cargo transport hippocampus development axon guidance axon transport of mitochondrion response to corticosterone epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway intermediate filament polymerization or depolymerization negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process innate immune response regulation of axon diameter neuromuscular process controlling balance Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway activation of MAPKK activity cerebral cortex development microtubule cytoskeleton organization fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway anterograde axon cargo transport insulin receptor signaling pathway intermediate filament organization MAPK cascade Components neurofilament cytosol growth cone myelin sheath axon cytoplasm
General Function	Structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Specific Function	Neurofilaments usually contain three intermediate filament proteins: L, M, and H which are involved in the maintenance of neuronal caliber.
Pfam Domain Function	Filament (PF00038 ) Filament_head (PF04732 )
Transmembrane Regions	Not Available
GenBank Protein ID	Not Available
UniProtKB ID	P07196
UniProtKB Entry Name	NFL_HUMAN
Cellular Location	Not Available
Gene sequence	>lcl\|BSEQ0019704\|Neurofilament light polypeptide (NEFL) ATGAGTTCCTTCAGCTACGAGCCGTACTACTCGACCTCCTACAAGCGGCGCTACGTGGAG ACGCCCCGGGTGCACATCTCCAGCGTGCGCAGCGGCTACAGCACCGCACGCTCAGCTTAC TCCAGCTACTCGGCGCCGGTGTCTTCCTCGCTGTCCGTGCGCCGCAGCTACTCCTCCAGC TCTGGATCGTTGATGCCCAGTCTGGAGAACCTCGACCTGAGCCAGGTAGCCGCCATCAGC AACGACCTCAAGTCCATCCGCACGCAGGAGAAGGCGCAGCTCCAGGACCTCAATGACCGC TTCGCCAGCTTCATCGAGCGCGTGCACGAGCTGGAGCAGCAGAACAAGGTCCTGGAAGCC GAGCTGCTGGTGCTGCGCCAGAAGCACTCCGAGCCATCCCGCTTCCGGGCGCTGTACGAG CAGGAGATCCGCGACCTGCGCCTGGCGGCGGAAGATGCCACCAACGAGAAGCAGGCGCTC CAGGGCGAGCGCGAAGGGCTGGAGGAGACCCTGCGCAACCTGCAGGCGCGCTATGAAGAG GAGGTGCTGAGCCGCGAGGACGCCGAGGGCCGGCTGATGGAAGCGCGCAAAGGCGCCGAC GAGGCGGCGCTCGCTCGCGCCGAGCTCGAGAAGCGCATCGACAGCTTGATGGACGAAATC TCTTTTCTGAAGAAAGTGCACGAAGAGGAGATCGCCGAACTGCAGGCGCAGATCCAGTAC GCGCAGATCTCCGTGGAGATGGACGTGACCAAGCCCGACCTTTCCGCCGCGCTCAAGGAC ATCCGCGCGCAGTACGAGAAGCTGGCCGCCAAGAACATGCAGAACGCTGAGGAATGGTTC AAGAGCCGCTTCACCGTGCTGACCGAGAGCGCCGCCAAGAACACCGACGCCGTGCGCGCC GCCAAGGACGAGGTGTCCGAGAGCCGTCGTCTGCTCAAGGCCAAGACCCTGGAAATCGAA GCATGCCGGGGCATGAATGAAGCGCTGGAGAAGCAGCTGCAGGAGCTGGAGGACAAGCAG AACGCCGACATCAGCGCTATGCAGGACACGATCAACAAATTAGAAAATGAATTGAGGACC ACAAAGAGTGAAATGGCACGATACCTAAAAGAATACCAAGACCTCCTCAACGTGAAGATG GCTTTGGATATTGAGATTGCAGCTTACAGGAAACTCTTGGAAGGCGAGGAGACCCGACTC AGTTTCACCAGCGTGGGAAGCATAACCAGTGGCTACTCCCAGAGCTCCCAGGTCTTTGGC CGATCTGCCTACGGCGGTTTACAGACCAGCTCCTATCTGATGTCCACCCGCTCCTTCCCG TCCTACTACACCAGCCATGTCCAAGAGGAGCAGATCGAAGTGGAGGAAACCATTGAGGCT GCCAAGGCTGAGGAAGCCAAGGATGAGCCCCCCTCTGAAGGAGAAGCCGAGGAGGAGGAG AAGGACAAGGAAGAGGCCGAGGAAGAGGAGGCAGCTGAAGAGGAAGAAGCTGCCAAGGAA GAGTCTGAAGAAGCAAAAGAAGAAGAAGAAGGAGGTGAAGGTGAAGAAGGAGAGGAAACC AAAGAAGCTGAAGAGGAGGAGAAGAAAGTTGAAGGTGCTGGGGAGGAACAAGCAGCTAAG AAGAAAGATTGA
GenBank Gene ID	Not Available
GeneCard ID	Not Available
GenAtlas ID	Not Available
HGNC ID	HGNC:7739
Chromosome Location	8
Locus	Not Available
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