NEFM

NEFM
Identifiers
Aliases NEFM, NEF3, NF-M, NFM, neurofilament, medium polypeptide
External IDs HomoloGene: 38041 GeneCards: NEFM
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

4741

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Ensembl

ENSG00000104722

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UniProt

P07197

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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005382
NM_001105541

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RefSeq (protein)

NP_005373.2

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Location (UCSC) Chr 8: 24.91 – 24.92 Mb n/a
PubMed search [1] n/a
Wikidata
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Neurofilament medium polypeptide (NF-M) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NEFM gene.[2][3]

Function

Neurofilaments are type IV intermediate filament heteropolymers composed of light (NEFL), medium (this protein), and heavy (NEFH) chains. Neurofilaments comprise the axoskeleton and functionally maintain neuronal caliber. They may also play a role in intracellular transport to axons and dendrites. This gene encodes the medium neurofilament protein. This protein is commonly used as a biomarker of neuronal damage.[3]

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Further reading

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