DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating CNTN6 and autistic disorder

CNTN6 [ENSP00000407822]

Contactin-6; Contactins mediate cell surface interactions during nervous system development. Participates in oligodendrocytes generation by acting as a ligand of NOTCH1. Its association with NOTCH1 promotes NOTCH1 activation through the released notch intracellular domain (NICD) and subsequent translocation to the nucleus. Involved in motor coordination (By similarity); Belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. Contactin family.

Synonyms:  CNTN6,  CNTN6p,  hCNTN6,  A0A024R2C7,  F8VWS7 ...

Linkouts:  STRING  Pharos  UniProt