Persephin

persephin
Identifiers
SymbolPSPN
NCBI gene5623
HGNC9579
OMIM602921
RefSeqNM_004158
UniProtO60542
Other data
LocusChr. 19 p13.3
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro

Persephin is a neurotrophic factor in the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family. Persephin shares around a 40% similarity in amino acid sequence compared to GDNF and neurturin, two members of the GDNF family.[1]

  1. ^ Milbrandt J, de Sauvage FJ, Fahrner TJ, Baloh RH, Leitner ML, Tansey MG, et al. (February 1998). "Persephin, a novel neurotrophic factor related to GDNF and neurturin". Neuron. 20 (2): 245–53. doi:10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80453-5. PMID 9491986. S2CID 10943214.