Description
Product Characteristics:
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and the related neurotrophic factor neurturin (NTN) are potent survival factors for central and peripheral neurons. GDNF is a glycosylated, disulfide-bonded homodimer that is distantly related to the TGF Beta superfamily of growth factors. Three receptors for these factors, GFR Alpha-1 (also designated GDNFR-Alpha, RETL1 or TrnR-1), GFR Alpha-2 (also designated GDNFR-Beta, RETL2, NTNR-Alpha or TrnR-2) and GFR Alpha-3 have been identified. The receptors do not contain transmembrane domains and are attached to the cell membrane by glycosyl-phosphoinositol linkage. Both GFR Alpha-1 and GFR Alpha-2 have been shown to mediate the GDNF-dependent and NTN-dependent phosphorylation and activation of the tyrosine kinase Ret. GFR Alpha-3 is expressed only during development.
Synonyms: GDNF family receptor alpha 3, GFR alpha 3, GDNF family receptor alpha-3, GDNF receptor alpha-3, GDNFR-alpha-3, GFR-alpha-3, GFRA3, GFRA3_HUMAN, Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor receptor alpha 3, GPI linked receptor.
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol(GPI)-linked cell surface receptor and a member of the GDNF receptor family. It forms a signaling receptor complex with RET tyrosine kinase receptor and binds the ligand, artemin. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]