meteorin (METRN, C16orf23, RJD6)

Function: - role in both glial cell differentiation & axonal network formation during neurogenesis - promotes astrocyte differentiation & transforms cerebellar astrocytes into radial glia - induces axonal extension in small & intermediate neurons of sensory ganglia by activating nearby satellite glia Structure: belongs to the meteorin family Compartment: secreted (putative)

Properties

SIZE: MW = 31 kD entity length = 293 aa COMPARTMENT: extracellular compartment MOTIF: signal sequence {1-23}

References

UniProt :accession Q9UJH8