SEMA3B

SEMA3B

SEMA3B

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Semaphorin-3B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SEMA3B gene.[5][6][7]

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Function

The semaphorin/collapsin family of molecules plays a critical role in the guidance of growth cones during neuronal development. The secreted protein encoded by this gene family member is important in axonal guidance and has been shown to act as a tumor suppressor by inducing apoptosis.[7]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Sekido Y, Bader S, Latif F, Chen JY, Duh FM, Wei MH, Albanesi JP, Lee CC, Lerman MI, Minna JD (April 1996). "Human semaphorins A(V) and IV reside in the 3p21.3 small cell lung cancer deletion region and demonstrate distinct expression patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 93 (9): 4120–5. Bibcode:1996PNAS...93.4120S. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.9.4120. PMC 39497. PMID 8633026.

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