Summary

Name DSCAM
Full Name Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule
Synonyms CHD2 |
Primary ID O60469
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Type protein
Relations 10
Pathways Axon guidance
Function Cell adhesion molecule that plays a role in neuronal self-avoidance. Promotes repulsion between specific neuronal processes of either the same cell or the same subtype of cells. Mediates within retinal amacrine and ganglion cell subtypes both isoneuronal self-avoidance for creating an orderly dendritic arborization and heteroneuronal self-avoidance to maintain the mosaic spacing between amacrine and ganglion cell bodies (PubMed:10925149). Receptor for netrin required for axon guidance independently of and in collaboration with the receptor DCC. Might also collaborate with UNC5C in NTN1-mediated axon repulsion independently of DCC (By similarity). In spinal cord development plays a role in guiding commissural axons projection and pathfinding across the ventral midline to reach the floor plate upon ligand binding (PubMed:18585357, PubMed:19196994). Enhances netrin-induced phosphorylation of PAK1 and FYN (PubMed:15169762). Mediates intracellular signaling by stimulating the activation of MAPK8 and MAP kinase p38 (PubMed:18585357, PubMed:19196994). Adhesion molecule that promotes lamina-specific synaptic connections in the retina

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ down-regulates quantity img/direct_inhibition.png cleavage DSCAM 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/indirect-activation.png Axonal_growth_cone_formation 0.7
Publications: 2 Organism: Rattus Norvegicus
Pathways:Axon guidance
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding SH2D2A 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png relocalization DSCAM 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding DSCAM 0.724
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Pathways:Axon guidance
+ down-regulates img/indirect_inhibition.png Neurite_outgrowth 0.7
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding STAT3 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding DSCAM 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Pathways:Axon guidance
+ down-regulates img/indirect_inhibition.png Synaptic_plasticity 0.7
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens