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glial derived neurotrophic factor [GDNF] receptor alpha
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked cell surface receptor for glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor; lacks cytoplasmic domain capable of mediating transmembrane signalling. Mediates activation of c-ret protein.
Related
glial-derived neurotrophic factor; hGDNF; astrocyte-derived trophic factor; ATF (GDNF)
Specific
GDNF family receptor alpha-1; GFR-alpha-1; glial derived neurotrophic factor [GDNF] receptor alpha-1; TGF-beta-related neurotrophic factor receptor 1; RET ligand 1 (GFRA1, GDNFRA, RETL1, TRNR1)
GDNF family receptor alpha-2; GFR-alpha-2; glial derived neurotrophic factor [GDNF] receptor alpha-2; neurturin receptor alpha; NRTNR-alpha; NTNR-alpha; TGF-beta-related neurotrophic factor receptor 2; GDNF receptor beta; GDNFR-beta; RET ligand 2 (GFRA2 GDNFRB RETL2 TRNR2)
GDNF family receptor alpha-3; GFR-alpha-3; glial derived neurotrophic factor [GDNF] receptor alpha-3(GFRA3)
General
glypiated protein
regulatory molecule
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 468 aa
COMPARTMENT: plasma membrane
CELL-REGION: apical region
CELL: epithelial cell
MOTIF: N-glycosylation site {N59}
N-glycosylation site {N347}
N-glycosylation site {N406}
glycosyl phosphatidylinositol [GPI] membrane anchor {C-TERMINUS}
References
- Jing S, Wen D, Yu Y, Holst PL, Luo Y, Fang M, Tamir R,
Antonio L, Hu Z, Cupples R, Louis JC, Hu S, Altrock BW, Fox GM.
GDNF-induced activation of the ret protein tyrosine kinase is
mediated by GDNFR-alpha, a novel receptor for GDNF.
Cell. 1996 Jun 28;85(7):1113-24.
PMID: 8674117
Component-of
glial derived neurotrophic factor [GDNF] receptor