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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) plays key roles in the control of vertebrate neuron survival and differentiation. A novel neurotrophic factor was recently cloned from human and mouse and designated neurturin. Physiological responses to neurturin (NTN) require the presence of receptor tyrosine kinase RET and a novel glycosylphosphatidylinositol linked receptor NTNRa. The cDNAs encoding NTNRa from human, rat, chicken, and mouse have been cloned recently and termed GDNFRb, Ret ligand 2 (RETL2) or TGF-b-related neurotrophic factor receptor 2 (TrnR2) and nominated as GFRa-2 recently. NTN binds to and forms a complex with GFRa-2 and the Ret PTK and activates the RET receptor tyrosine kinase pathway. Both NTN and GDNF can activate the MAP kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathways and play a critical role in the development of many neuronal populations. Neurturin and GDNF define a new family of neurotrophic factors.
Gene Name: | neurturin |
Family/Subfamily: | TGF beta , not assigned-TGF beta |
Synonyms: | NRTN, Neurturin, NTN |
Target Sequences: | NM_004558 NP_004549.1 Q99748 |
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