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Neurotrophin-3, or NT-3, is a neurotrophic factor, in the NGF-family of neurotrophins. It is a protein growth factor that has activity on certain neurons of the peripheral and central nervous system ; it helps to support the survival and differentiation of existing neurons, and encourages the growth and differentiation of new neurons and synapses .
Neurotrophic factors also promote the initial growth and development of neurons in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system, and they are capable of regrowing damaged neurons in test tubes and animal models. [1] [4] Some neurotrophic factors are also released by the target tissue in order to guide the growth of developing axons.
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), or abrineurin, [5] is a protein [6] that, in humans, is encoded by the BDNF gene. [7] [8] BDNF is a member of the neurotrophin family of growth factors, which are related to the canonical nerve growth factor (NGF), a family which also includes NT-3 and NT-4/NT-5.
4803 18049 Ensembl ENSG00000134259 ENSMUSG00000027859 UniProt P01138 P01139 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002506 NM_001112698 NM_013609 RefSeq (protein) NP_002497 NP_001106168 NP_038637 Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 115.29 – 115.34 Mb Chr 3: 102.38 – 102.43 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a neurotrophic factor and neuropeptide primarily involved in the ...
Neurturin (NRTN) is a protein that is encoded in humans by the NRTN gene.Neurturin belongs to the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family of neurotrophic factors, which regulate the survival and function of neurons.
The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) was first identified in 1973 as the low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor (LNGFR) [5] [6] before discovery that p75NTR bound other neurotrophins equally well as nerve growth factor. [7] [8] p75NTR is a neurotrophic factor receptor.
Neurotrophin mimetics are small molecules or peptide like molecules that can modulate the action of the neurotrophin receptor. One of the main causes of neurodegeneration involves changes in the expression of neurotrophins (NTs) and/or their receptors (TrkA, TrkB, TrkC and p75NTR). Indeed, these imbalances or changes in their activity, lead to ...
Neurotrophin-4 (NT-4), [5] also known as neurotrophin-5 (NT-5), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NTF4 gene. [6] It is a neurotrophic factor that signals predominantly through the TrkB receptor tyrosine kinase. [7] [8] NT-4 was first discovered and isolated from xenopus and viper in the year 1991 by Finn Hallbook et.al [9]