Gene: [09q22/NINJ1] ninjurin 1; [NIN1 ]

FUN

Ninjurin is a novel protein that is upregulated after nerve injury both in dorsal root ganglion neurons and in Schwann cells. It promotes neurite outgrowth from primary cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons and can play a role in nerve regeneration (Araki-1996)."

REL

GEM:00.0/NINJ2.

REF

COD,EXP,LOC "Araki T &: JBC, 272, 21373-21380, 1997
CLO,SEQ "Araki T, Milbrandt J: Neuron, 17, 353-361, 1996

KEY

neu

CLA

coding, basic

LOC

09 q22

MIM

MIM: 602062

SYN

NIN1