CHL1

Cell adhesion molecule with homology to L1CAM (close homolog of L1)
Identifiers
Symbols CHL1; CALL; FLJ44930; L1CAM2; MGC132578
External IDs OMIM607416 MGI1098266 HomoloGene21314 GeneCards: CHL1 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 10752 12661
Ensembl ENSG00000134121 ENSMUSG00000030077
UniProt O00533 P70232
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_006614 NM_007697.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_006605 NP_031723.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 3:
0.24 – 0.45 Mb
Chr 6:
103.46 – 103.7 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Neural cell adhesion molecule L1-like protein also known as close homolog of L1 (CHL1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHL1 gene.[1]

CHL1 is a cell adhesion molecule closely related to the L1. In melanocytic cells CHL1 gene expression may be regulated by MITF[2], and can act as a helicase protein during the interphase stage of mitosis.

The protein however has dynamic localisation, meaning that it has not only multiple roles in the cell, but also various locations.

There is much work being carried out in this area, as the Chl1 protein is closely related to the mammalian ChlR1 (aka. DDX11). This protein has similar helicase roles, but has roles also in chromatid cohesion with cohesin and interactions of E2 with HPV.

References

  1. ^ Wei MH, Karavanova I, Ivanov SV, Popescu NC, Keck CL, Pack S, Eisen JA, Lerman MI (September 1998). "In silico-initiated cloning and molecular characterization of a novel human member of the L1 gene family of neural cell adhesion molecules". Hum. Genet. 103 (3): 355–64. doi:10.1007/s004390050829. PMID 9799093. 
  2. ^ Hoek KS, Schlegel NC, Eichhoff OM, et al. (2008). "Novel MITF targets identified using a two-step DNA microarray strategy". Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 21 (6): 665–76. doi:10.1111/j.1755-148X.2008.00505.x. PMID 19067971. 

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