NameNeurofilament light polypeptide
Synonyms
  • 68 kDa neurofilament protein
  • Neurofilament triplet L protein
  • NF-L
  • NF68
  • NFL
Gene NameNEFL
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019703|Neurofilament light polypeptide
MSSFSYEPYYSTSYKRRYVETPRVHISSVRSGYSTARSAYSSYSAPVSSSLSVRRSYSSS
SGSLMPSLENLDLSQVAAISNDLKSIRTQEKAQLQDLNDRFASFIERVHELEQQNKVLEA
ELLVLRQKHSEPSRFRALYEQEIRDLRLAAEDATNEKQALQGEREGLEETLRNLQARYEE
EVLSREDAEGRLMEARKGADEAALARAELEKRIDSLMDEISFLKKVHEEEIAELQAQIQY
AQISVEMDVTKPDLSAALKDIRAQYEKLAAKNMQNAEEWFKSRFTVLTESAAKNTDAVRA
AKDEVSESRRLLKAKTLEIEACRGMNEALEKQLQELEDKQNADISAMQDTINKLENELRT
TKSEMARYLKEYQDLLNVKMALDIEIAAYRKLLEGEETRLSFTSVGSITSGYSQSSQVFG
RSAYGGLQTSSYLMSTRSFPSYYTSHVQEEQIEVEETIEAAKAEEAKDEPPSEGEAEEEE
KDKEEAEEEEAAEEEEAAKEESEEAKEEEEGGEGEEGEETKEAEEEEKKVEGAGEEQAAK
KKD
Number of residues543
Molecular Weight61515.95
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • protein binding, bridging
  • identical protein binding
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
  • protein C-terminus binding
Processes
  • response to corticosterone
  • axon guidance
  • axon transport of mitochondrion
  • negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
  • epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • intermediate filament polymerization or depolymerization
  • neuromuscular process controlling balance
  • innate immune response
  • regulation of axon diameter
  • Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
  • cerebral cortex development
  • activation of MAPKK activity
  • microtubule cytoskeleton organization
  • fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • anterograde axon cargo transport
  • insulin receptor signaling pathway
  • intermediate filament organization
  • MAPK cascade
  • protein polymerization
  • peripheral nervous system axon regeneration
  • neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway
  • small GTPase mediated signal transduction
  • Ras protein signal transduction
  • synaptic transmission
  • neurofilament bundle assembly
  • vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • response to acrylamide
  • response to toxic substance
  • response to sodium arsenite
  • positive regulation of axonogenesis
  • spinal cord development
  • hippocampus development
  • retrograde axon cargo transport
Components
  • axon
  • cytoplasm
  • neurofilament
  • cytosol
  • growth cone
  • myelin sheath
General FunctionStructural constituent of cytoskeleton
Specific FunctionNeurofilaments usually contain three intermediate filament proteins: L, M, and H which are involved in the maintenance of neuronal caliber.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP07196
UniProtKB Entry NameNFL_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019704|Neurofilament light polypeptide (NEFL)
ATGAGTTCCTTCAGCTACGAGCCGTACTACTCGACCTCCTACAAGCGGCGCTACGTGGAG
ACGCCCCGGGTGCACATCTCCAGCGTGCGCAGCGGCTACAGCACCGCACGCTCAGCTTAC
TCCAGCTACTCGGCGCCGGTGTCTTCCTCGCTGTCCGTGCGCCGCAGCTACTCCTCCAGC
TCTGGATCGTTGATGCCCAGTCTGGAGAACCTCGACCTGAGCCAGGTAGCCGCCATCAGC
AACGACCTCAAGTCCATCCGCACGCAGGAGAAGGCGCAGCTCCAGGACCTCAATGACCGC
TTCGCCAGCTTCATCGAGCGCGTGCACGAGCTGGAGCAGCAGAACAAGGTCCTGGAAGCC
GAGCTGCTGGTGCTGCGCCAGAAGCACTCCGAGCCATCCCGCTTCCGGGCGCTGTACGAG
CAGGAGATCCGCGACCTGCGCCTGGCGGCGGAAGATGCCACCAACGAGAAGCAGGCGCTC
CAGGGCGAGCGCGAAGGGCTGGAGGAGACCCTGCGCAACCTGCAGGCGCGCTATGAAGAG
GAGGTGCTGAGCCGCGAGGACGCCGAGGGCCGGCTGATGGAAGCGCGCAAAGGCGCCGAC
GAGGCGGCGCTCGCTCGCGCCGAGCTCGAGAAGCGCATCGACAGCTTGATGGACGAAATC
TCTTTTCTGAAGAAAGTGCACGAAGAGGAGATCGCCGAACTGCAGGCGCAGATCCAGTAC
GCGCAGATCTCCGTGGAGATGGACGTGACCAAGCCCGACCTTTCCGCCGCGCTCAAGGAC
ATCCGCGCGCAGTACGAGAAGCTGGCCGCCAAGAACATGCAGAACGCTGAGGAATGGTTC
AAGAGCCGCTTCACCGTGCTGACCGAGAGCGCCGCCAAGAACACCGACGCCGTGCGCGCC
GCCAAGGACGAGGTGTCCGAGAGCCGTCGTCTGCTCAAGGCCAAGACCCTGGAAATCGAA
GCATGCCGGGGCATGAATGAAGCGCTGGAGAAGCAGCTGCAGGAGCTGGAGGACAAGCAG
AACGCCGACATCAGCGCTATGCAGGACACGATCAACAAATTAGAAAATGAATTGAGGACC
ACAAAGAGTGAAATGGCACGATACCTAAAAGAATACCAAGACCTCCTCAACGTGAAGATG
GCTTTGGATATTGAGATTGCAGCTTACAGGAAACTCTTGGAAGGCGAGGAGACCCGACTC
AGTTTCACCAGCGTGGGAAGCATAACCAGTGGCTACTCCCAGAGCTCCCAGGTCTTTGGC
CGATCTGCCTACGGCGGTTTACAGACCAGCTCCTATCTGATGTCCACCCGCTCCTTCCCG
TCCTACTACACCAGCCATGTCCAAGAGGAGCAGATCGAAGTGGAGGAAACCATTGAGGCT
GCCAAGGCTGAGGAAGCCAAGGATGAGCCCCCCTCTGAAGGAGAAGCCGAGGAGGAGGAG
AAGGACAAGGAAGAGGCCGAGGAAGAGGAGGCAGCTGAAGAGGAAGAAGCTGCCAAGGAA
GAGTCTGAAGAAGCAAAAGAAGAAGAAGAAGGAGGTGAAGGTGAAGAAGGAGAGGAAACC
AAAGAAGCTGAAGAGGAGGAGAAGAAAGTTGAAGGTGCTGGGGAGGAACAAGCAGCTAAG
AAGAAAGATTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:7739
Chromosome Location8
LocusNot Available
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