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ciliary neurotrophic factor | Cytological Location | 11q12.1 |
| Brief Description | ciliary neurotrophic factor |
| Description | The protein encoded by this gene is a polypeptide hormone whose actions appear to be restricted to the nervous system where it promotes neurotransmitter synthesis and neurite outgrowth in certain neuronal populations. The protein is a potent survival factor for neurons and oligodendrocytes and may be relevant in reducing tissue destruction during inflammatory attacks. A mutation in this gene, which results in aberrant splicing, leads to ciliary neurotrophic factor deficiency, but this phenotype is not causally related to neurologic disease. A read-through transcript variant composed of the upstream ZFP91 gene and CNTF sequence has been identified, but it is thought to be non-coding. Read-through transcription of ZFP91 and CNTF has also been observed in mouse. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010] |
Gene --> GO terms.
Gene -> HPO annotation (Human Phenotype Ontology)
Mouse Gene --> Allele [Phenotype]
Gene --> Chromosomal location.
Gene --> GO terms.
Gene --> Overlapping genes.
Gene (Hum OR Rat) --> Mouse Allele (Phenotype)
Gene --> Alleles and Disease (clinVar data)
Gene -> HPO annotation (Human Phenotype Ontology)
Mouse Gene --> Allele [Phenotype]
