Medical Definition of Contactin

1. A 130 kD glycoprotein attached to the cytoskeleton via its cytoplasmic domain, concentrated in areas of interneuronal contact. Its sequence contains both immunoglobulin like domains and fibronectin type III repeats. Its close homology with N CAM suggests that it is a CAM. Like L1, F11, neurofascin and TAG 1 in vertebrate nervous systems and fasciclin II in insects, thought to be associated with the process of selective fasciculation. Sometimes GPI linked. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contactin

consumption coagulopathy
consumption weed
consumptive
consumptive
consumptively
consumptives
consumptive wildlife use
consumpts
contact
contact
contact-type dermatitis
contactant
contacted
contactee
contactees
contactin (current term)
contacting
contactinhibin
contactor
contactors
contacts
contact action
contact allergy
contact area
contact arm
contact ceptor
contact cheilitis
contact dermatitis
contact dermatitis
contact following

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