Description
Product Characteristics: This gene encodes a member of the tenascin family of extracellular matrix glycoproteins. The encoded protein is restricted to the central nervous system. The protein may play a role in neurite outgrowth, neural cell adhesion and modulation of sodium channel function. It is a constituent of perineuronal nets.,TNR,TN-R,Signal Transduction,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Cell Adhesion,Cytoskeleton,Extracellular Matrix,Neuroscience,TNR
Target Information: Tenascin-R (TNR) is an extracellular matix protein expressed primarily in the central nervous system. It is a member of the tenascin (TN) gene family, which includes at least 3 genes in mammals: TNC (or hexabrachion\, MIM 187380), TNX (TNXB\, MIM 600985), and TNR (Erickson, 1993 [PubMed 7694605]). The genes are expressed in distinct tissues at different times during embryonic development and are present in adult tissues.[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]