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Symbol DSCAML1 contributors: mct - updated : 07-12-2011
HGNC name Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule like 1
HGNC id 14656
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • ten immunoglobulin domains
  • six fibronectin three domains
  • one extracellular domain
  • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Dscaml1
    Homologene
    FAMILY
    CATEGORY regulatory
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
    basic FUNCTION
  • involved in the formation and maintenance of neural networks
  • DSCAM and DSCAM-LIKE1 (DSCAML1) serve diverse neurodevelopmental functions, including axon guidance, synaptic adhesion, and self-avoidance
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS nervous system
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • mice lacking Dscaml1 had fasciculated rod bipolar cell dendrites and clumped AII amacrine cell bodies, also indicating a role in self-avoidance