DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature on METRN

METRN [ENSP00000455068]

Meteorin; Involved in both glial cell differentiation and axonal network formation during neurogenesis. Promotes astrocyte differentiation and transforms cerebellar astrocytes into radial glia. Also induces axonal extension in small and intermediate neurons of sensory ganglia by activating nearby satellite glia (By similarity).

Synonyms:  METRN,  H3BSC8,  H3BUM1,  I3L2T3,  J3KMW6 ...

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