| Gene Symbol | NEURITIN |
| Aliases | NEURITINPROTEIN |
| Function | Neuritin (NRN1) is a small glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein that promotes neurite outgrowth and synaptic formation. It is an activity-dependent immediate-early gene induced by ne... |
| Molecular Weight | 14.5 kDa |
| GeneCards | NEURITIN |
| Human Protein Atlas | NEURITIN |
| Neurite outgrowth | Promotes axonal and dendritic branching[@geneprotein] |
| Synaptogenesis | Induces formation of excitatory synapses[@activitydependent] |
| Activity-dependent plasticity | Rapidly induced by neuronal activity and BDNF[@rapid] |
| Myelination | Regulates oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination[@neuritin] |
| Angiogenesis | Promotes blood vessel formation in the CNS |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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