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Symbol METRN contributors: - updated : 13-05-2005
HGNC name meteorin, glial cell differentiation regulator
HGNC id 14151
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
EXPRESSION
Type widely
constitutive of
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Digestiveintestinesmall intestine  highly
 pancreas exocrine   lowly
 stomach   highly
Nervousbrain   moderately
Reproductivemale systemprostate  lowly
Respiratorylung   lowly
Skin/Tegumentskin   lowly
Visualeye   lowly
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
HOMOLOGY
Homologene
FAMILY
CATEGORY regulatory , secretory
SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
basic FUNCTION
  • playing important roles in both glial cell differentiation and axonal network formation during neurogenesis
  • induced axonal extension in small and intermediate neurons of sensory ganglia by activating nearby satellite glia
    • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS development
    text neurogenesis
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS