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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
NEFM
Identifiers
AliasesNEFM, NEF3, NF-M, NFM, neurofilament, medium polypeptide, neurofilament medium, neurofilament medium chain
External IDsOMIM: 162250; MGI: 97314; HomoloGene: 38041; GeneCards: NEFM; OMA:NEFM - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 8 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 8 (human)
Chromosome 8 (human)Genomic location for NEFMGenomic location for NEFM
Band8p21.2Start24,913,758 bp
End24,919,098 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 14 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 14 (mouse)
Chromosome 14 (mouse)Genomic location for NEFMGenomic location for NEFM
Band14|14 D1Start68,320,039 bp
End68,362,295 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • spinal ganglia

  • lateral nuclear group of thalamus

  • Pons

  • middle temporal gyrus

  • Brodmann area 23

  • endothelial cell

  • superior vestibular nucleus

  • pars compacta

  • primary visual cortex

  • frontal pole
Top expressed in
  • anterior horn of spinal cord

  • superior cervical ganglion

  • deep cerebellar nuclei

  • facial motor nucleus

  • trigeminal ganglion

  • pontine nuclei

  • medial vestibular nucleus

  • dorsal tegmental nucleus

  • motor neuron

  • lateral geniculate nucleus
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

4741

18040

Ensembl

ENSG00000104722

ENSMUSG00000022054

UniProt

P07197

P08553

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005382
NM_001105541

NM_008691

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001099011
NP_005373

NP_032717

Location (UCSC)Chr 8: 24.91 – 24.92 MbChr 14: 68.32 – 68.36 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Neurofilament medium polypeptide (NF-M) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NEFM gene.

Function

Neurofilaments are type IV intermediate filament heteropolymers composed of light (NEFL), medium (this protein), and heavy (NEFH) chains. Neurofilaments comprise the exoskeleton and functionally maintain neuronal caliber. They may also play a role in intracellular transport to axons and dendrites. This gene encodes the medium neurofilament protein. This protein is commonly used as a biomarker of neuronal damage.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000104722Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000022054Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Ding Y, Reed DR, Baltazar MC, Price RA (May 1992). "RFLP for BgI II at the human neurofilament medium chain (NEF3) gene locus". Nucleic Acids Res. 20 (6): 1429. doi:10.1093/nar/20.6.1429-a. PMC 312205. PMID 1348579.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: NEFM neurofilament, medium polypeptide 150kDa".

Further reading

Proteins of the cytoskeleton
Human
Microfilaments
and ABPs
Myofilament
Actins
Myosins
Other
Other
Intermediate
filaments
Type 1/2
(Keratin,
Cytokeratin)
Epithelial keratins
(soft alpha-keratins)
Hair keratins
(hard alpha-keratins)
Ungrouped alpha
Not alpha
Type 3
Type 4
Type 5
Microtubules
and MAPs
Tubulins
MAPs
Kinesins
Dyneins
Microtubule organising proteins
Microtubule severing proteins
Other
Catenins
Membrane
Other
Nonhuman
See also: cytoskeletal defects

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