Mouse p75NTR Nerve Growth Factor Receptor-Fc Chimera expressed in mammalian cells

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Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor; NGF receptor; Gp80-LNGFR; p75 ICD; Low affinity neurotrophin receptor p75NTR; p75NTR; CD271; Fast NGF receptor.

 

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Nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor, also known as p75NTR, is a low affinity NGF receptor. It binds with equal affinity all members of the neurotrophin family including beta NGF, BDNF, NT-3 and NT-4/5. It also binds the pro-neurotrophins. NGF receptors mediate signaling of neurotrophins for neuronal survival, apoptosis, neurite outgrowth and synaptic plasticity. These receptors are also thought to play a role in neurogenerative diseases such as Alzheimers disease. The p75NTR NGF receptor is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein (396 aa) consisting of a signal peptide (21 aa), an extracellular domain (225 aa) which contains four cysteine rich domains responsible for ligand binding, a transmembrane domain (19 aa) and a cytoplasmic domain (152 aa). It is a member of the TNF-alpha receptor family (TNR16). Recently, p75NTR has been shown to act as a receptor for many pathogens such as prions, rabies virus and amyloid beta. It also acts as a co-receptor for NOGO, mediating inhibitory signals of myelin associated protein.