NameNeurofilament heavy polypeptide
Synonyms
  • 200 kDa neurofilament protein
  • KIAA0845
  • Neurofilament triplet H protein
  • NF-H
  • NFH
Gene NameNEFH
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009025|Neurofilament heavy polypeptide
MMSFGGADALLGAPFAPLHGGGSLHYALARKGGAGGTRSAAGSSSGFHSWTRTSVSSVSA
SPSRFRGAGAASSTDSLDTLSNGPEGCMVAVATSRSEKEQLQALNDRFAGYIDKVRQLEA
HNRSLEGEAAALRQQQAGRSAMGELYEREVREMRGAVLRLGAARGQLRLEQEHLLEDIAH
VRQRLDDEARQREEAEAAARALARFAQEAEAARVDLQKKAQALQEECGYLRRHHQEEVGE
LLGQIQGSGAAQAQMQAETRDALKCDVTSALREIRAQLEGHAVQSTLQSEEWFRVRLDRL
SEAAKVNTDAMRSAQEEITEYRRQLQARTTELEALKSTKDSLERQRSELEDRHQADIASY
QEAIQQLDAELRNTKWEMAAQLREYQDLLNVKMALDIEIAAYRKLLEGEECRIGFGPIPF
SLPEGLPKIPSVSTHIKVKSEEKIKVVEKSEKETVIVEEQTEETQVTEEVTEEEEKEAKE
EEGKEEEGGEEEEAEGGEEETKSPPAEEAASPEKEAKSPVKEEAKSPAEAKSPEKEEAKS
PAEVKSPEKAKSPAKEEAKSPPEAKSPEKEEAKSPAEVKSPEKAKSPAKEEAKSPAEAKS
PEKAKSPVKEEAKSPAEAKSPVKEEAKSPAEVKSPEKAKSPTKEEAKSPEKAKSPEKAKS
PEKEEAKSPEKAKSPVKAEAKSPEKAKSPVKAEAKSPEKAKSPVKEEAKSPEKAKSPVKE
EAKSPEKAKSPVKEEAKTPEKAKSPVKEEAKSPEKAKSPEKAKTLDVKSPEAKTPAKEEA
RSPADKFPEKAKSPVKEEVKSPEKAKSPLKEDAKAPEKEIPKKEEVKSPVKEEEKPQEVK
VKEPPKKAEEEKAPATPKTEEKKDSKKEEAPKKEAPKPKVEEKKEPAVEKPKESKVEAKK
EEAEDKKKVPTPEKEAPAKVEVKEDAKPKEKTEVAKKEPDDAKAKEPSKPAEKKEAAPEK
KDTKEEKAKKPEEKPKTEAKAKEDDKTLSKEPSKPKAEKAEKSSSTDQKDSKPPEKATED
KAAKGK
Number of residues1026
Molecular Weight112477.915
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • kinesin binding
  • protein kinase binding
  • dynein binding
  • protein binding, bridging
  • structural molecule activity
  • toxic substance binding
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
  • microtubule binding
Processes
  • axonogenesis
  • response to cocaine
  • axon development
  • neurofilament bundle assembly
  • spinal cord development
  • ovarian follicle atresia
  • hippocampus development
  • peripheral nervous system neuron axonogenesis
  • regulation of organelle transport along microtubule
  • axon regeneration
  • response to acrylamide
  • response to sodium arsenite
  • cellular response to estradiol stimulus
  • cerebral cortex development
  • microtubule cytoskeleton organization
  • cellular response to oxidative stress
  • cell projection assembly
Components
  • neurofilament
  • neuronal postsynaptic density
  • axon
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondrion
  • nucleus
  • myelin sheath
  • neurofibrillary tangle
  • perikaryon
General FunctionToxic substance binding
Specific FunctionNeurofilaments usually contain three intermediate filament proteins: L, M, and H which are involved in the maintenance of neuronal caliber. NF-H has an important function in mature axons that is not subserved by the two smaller NF proteins.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP12036
UniProtKB Entry NameNFH_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013570|Neurofilament heavy polypeptide (NEFH)
ATGATGAGCTTCGGCGGCGCGGACGCGCTGCTGGGCGCCCCGTTCGCGCCGCTGCATGGC
GGCGGCAGCCTCCACTACGCGCTAGCCCGAAAGGGTGGCGCAGGCGGGACGCGCTCCGCC
GCTGGCTCCTCCAGCGGCTTCCACTCGTGGACACGGACGTCCGTGAGCTCCGTGTCCGCC
TCGCCCAGCCGCTTCCGTGGCGCAGGCGCCGCCTCAAGCACCGACTCGCTGGACACGCTG
AGCAACGGGCCGGAGGGCTGCATGGTGGCGGTGGCCACCTCACGCAGTGAGAAGGAGCAG
CTGCAGGCGCTGAACGACCGCTTCGCCGGGTACATCGACAAGGTGCGGCAGCTGGAGGCG
CACAACCGCAGCCTGGAGGGCGAGGCTGCGGCGCTGCGGCAGCAGCAGGCGGGCCGCTCC
GCTATGGGCGAGCTGTACGAGCGCGAGGTCCGCGAGATGCGCGGCGCGGTGCTGCGCCTG
GGCGCGGCGCGCGGTCAGCTACGCCTGGAGCAGGAGCACCTGCTCGAGGACATCGCGCAC
GTGCGCCAGCGCCTAGACGACGAGGCCCGGCAGCGAGAGGAGGCCGAGGCGGCGGCCCGC
GCGCTGGCGCGCTTCGCGCAGGAGGCCGAGGCGGCGCGCGTGGACCTGCAGAAGAAGGCG
CAGGCGCTGCAGGAGGAGTGCGGCTACCTGCGGCGCCACCACCAGGAAGAGGTGGGCGAG
CTGCTCGGCCAGATCCAGGGCTCCGGCGCCGCGCAGGCGCAGATGCAGGCCGAGACGCGC
GACGCCCTGAAGTGCGACGTGACGTCGGCGCTGCGCGAGATTCGCGCGCAGCTTGAAGGC
CACGCGGTGCAGAGCACGCTGCAGTCCGAGGAGTGGTTCCGAGTGAGGCTGGACCGACTG
TCGGAGGCAGCCAAGGTGAACACAGACGCTATGCGCTCAGCGCAGGAGGAGATAACTGAG
TACCGGCGTCAGCTGCAGGCCAGGACCACAGAGCTGGAGGCACTGAAAAGCACCAAGGAC
TCACTGGAGAGGCAGCGCTCTGAGCTGGAGGACCGTCATCAGGCCGACATTGCCTCCTAC
CAGGAAGCCATTCAGCAGCTGGACGCTGAGCTGAGGAACACCAAGTGGGAGATGGCCGCC
CAGCTGCGAGAATACCAGGACCTGCTCAATGTCAAGATGGCTCTGGATATAGAGATAGCC
GCTTACAGAAAACTCCTGGAAGGTGAAGAGTGTCGGATTGGCTTTGGCCCAATTCCTTTC
TCGCTTCCAGAAGGACTCCCCAAAATTCCCTCTGTGTCCACTCACATAAAGGTGAAAAGC
GAAGAGAAGATCAAAGTGGTGGAGAAGTCTGAGAAAGAAACTGTGATTGTGGAGGAACAG
ACAGAGGAGACCCAAGTGACTGAAGAAGTGACTGAAGAAGAGGAGAAAGAGGCCAAAGAG
GAGGAGGGCAAGGAGGAAGAAGGGGGTGAAGAAGAGGAGGCAGAAGGGGGAGAAGAAGAA
ACAAAGTCTCCCCCAGCAGAAGAGGCTGCATCCCCAGAGAAGGAAGCCAAGTCACCAGTA
AAGGAAGAGGCAAAGTCACCGGCTGAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGAGAAGGAGGAAGCAAAATCC
CCAGCCGAAGTCAAGTCCCCTGAGAAGGCCAAGTCTCCAGCAAAGGAAGAGGCAAAGTCA
CCGCCTGAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGAGAAGGAGGAAGCAAAATCTCCAGCTGAGGTCAAGTCC
CCCGAGAAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGCAAAGGAAGAGGCAAAGTCACCGGCTGAGGCCAAGTCT
CCAGAGAAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGTGAAGGAAGAAGCAAAGTCACCGGCTGAGGCCAAGTCC
CCAGTGAAGGAAGAAGCAAAATCTCCAGCTGAGGTCAAGTCCCCGGAAAAGGCCAAGTCT
CCAACGAAGGAGGAAGCAAAGTCCCCTGAGAAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGAGAAGGAAGAGGCC
AAGTCCCCTGAGAAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGTGAAGGCAGAAGCAAAGTCCCCTGAGAAGGCC
AAGTCCCCAGTGAAGGCAGAAGCAAAGTCCCCTGAGAAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGTGAAGGAA
GAAGCAAAGTCCCCTGAGAAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGTGAAGGAAGAAGCAAAGTCCCCTGAG
AAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGTGAAGGAAGAAGCAAAGACCCCCGAGAAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGTG
AAGGAAGAAGCTAAGTCCCCAGAGAAGGCCAAGTCCCCAGAGAAGGCCAAGACTCTTGAT
GTGAAGTCTCCAGAAGCCAAGACTCCAGCGAAGGAGGAAGCAAGGTCCCCTGCAGACAAA
TTCCCTGAAAAGGCCAAAAGCCCTGTCAAGGAGGAGGTCAAGTCCCCAGAGAAGGCGAAA
TCTCCCCTGAAGGAGGATGCCAAGGCCCCTGAGAAGGAGATCCCAAAAAAGGAAGAGGTG
AAGTCCCCAGTGAAGGAGGAGGAGAAGCCCCAGGAGGTGAAAGTCAAAGAGCCCCCAAAG
AAGGCAGAGGAAGAGAAAGCCCCTGCCACACCAAAAACAGAGGAGAAGAAGGACAGCAAG
AAAGAGGAGGCACCCAAGAAGGAGGCTCCAAAGCCCAAGGTGGAGGAGAAGAAGGAACCT
GCTGTCGAAAAGCCCAAAGAATCCAAAGTTGAAGCCAAGAAGGAAGAGGCTGAAGATAAG
AAAAAAGTCCCCACCCCAGAGAAGGAGGCTCCTGCCAAGGTGGAGGTGAAGGAAGACGCT
AAACCCAAAGAAAAGACAGAGGTAGCCAAGAAGGAACCAGATGATGCCAAGGCCAAGGAA
CCCAGCAAACCAGCAGAGAAGAAGGAGGCAGCACCGGAGAAAAAAGACACCAAGGAGGAG
AAGGCCAAGAAGCCTGAGGAGAAACCCAAGACAGAGGCCAAAGCCAAGGAAGATGACAAG
ACCCTCTCAAAAGAGCCTAGCAAGCCTAAGGCAGAAAAGGCTGAAAAATCCTCCAGCACA
GACCAAAAAGACAGCAAGCCTCCAGAGAAGGCCACAGAAGACAAGGCCGCCAAGGGGAAG
TAA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:7737
Chromosome Location22
LocusNot Available
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