Description
Product Characteristics:
The Tenascin family of extracellular matrix proteins includes Tenascin (also designated cytotactin or Tenascin-C), Tenascin-R (also designated Restrictin or Janusin) and Tenascin-X. Tenascin proteins function as substrate-adhesion molecules (SAMs) and are involved in regulating numerous developmental processes, such as morphogenetic cell migration and organogenesis. The Tenascin family proteins arise from various splicing events in the region of coding for FNIII repeats. Tenascin and Tenascin-X are expressed in several tissues during embryogenesis, and in adult tissues undergoing active remodel-ing such as healing wounds and tumors. Tenascin-R (TN-R) is expressed on the surface of neurons and glial cells.
Subcellular location: Secreted, Extracellular matrix
Synonyms: Janusin, Restrictin, TenascinR, Tenascin-R, Tenascin R restrictin, janusin, Tenascin-R, TENR_HUMAN, TN-R, 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]