UNC5A

Netrin receptor UNC5A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UNC5A gene.[5]

UNC5A
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesUNC5A, UNC5H1, unc-5 netrin receptor A
External IDsOMIM: 607869 MGI: 894682 HomoloGene: 41474 GeneCards: UNC5A
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

90249

107448

Ensembl

ENSG00000113763

ENSMUSG00000025876

UniProt

Q6ZN44

Q8K1S4

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_133369

NM_153131
NM_001311128

RefSeq (protein)

NP_588610

NP_001298057
NP_694771

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 176.81 – 176.88 MbChr 13: 55.1 – 55.15 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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UNC5A belongs to a family of netrin-1 (MIM 601614) receptors thought to mediate the chemorepulsive effect of netrin-1 on specific axons. For more information on UNC5 proteins, see UNC5C (MIM 603610).[supplied by OMIM][5]

Interactions

UNC5A has been shown to interact with MAGED1.[6]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000113763 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000025876 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: UNC5A unc-5 homolog A (C. elegans)".
  6. Williams ME, Strickland P, Watanabe K, Hinck L (May 2003). "UNC5H1 induces apoptosis via its juxtamembrane region through an interaction with NRAGE". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (19): 17483–90. doi:10.1074/jbc.M300415200. PMID 12598531.

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