DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating NES and central neurocytoma

NES [ENSP00000357206]

Nestin; Required for brain and eye development. Promotes the disassembly of phosphorylated vimentin intermediate filaments (IF) during mitosis and may play a role in the trafficking and distribution of IF proteins and other cellular factors to daughter cells during progenitor cell division. Required for survival, renewal and mitogen-stimulated proliferation of neural progenitor cells (By similarity).

Synonyms:  NES,  P48681,  Q2YDX4,  FLJ21841,  Nbla00170 ...

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