Gene Information
Gene NameCNTN1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1018
Protein NamesContactin-1 (Glycoprotein gp135) (Neural cell surface protein F3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000018236 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ12860
Gene CardCNTN1
Uniprot IDQ12860
PfamPF00041; PF07679
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.019454737)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CNTN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CNTN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CNTN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CNTN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cntn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CNTN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cntn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CNTN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSDK2, CNTN3, CNTN6, CNTN4, SDK1, CNTN2
ParalogsCNTN5, CNTN2, NFASC, ROBO2, SDK1, SDK2, CNTN3, HMCN2, CNTN6, DSCAML1, VSIG10L, IGDCC4, IGSF21, VCAM1, ROBO1, L1CAM, BOC, DCC, IGDCC3, ROBO4, IGSF9, VSIG10, DSCAM, CDON, NCAM1, ROBO3, CHL1, NRCAM, NEO1, IGSF9B, MXRA5, IGSF10, PTPRQ, NCAM2, PRTG, CNTN4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityStrongly expressed in brain and in neuroblastoma and retinoblastoma cell lines. Lower levels of expression in lung, pancreas, kidney and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2026173, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8164510}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.08(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2EE2  (NMR  3S97  (X-ray  2.30A 
DBSNP rs1056020  rs11553341 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Cell membrane;
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor;
Extracellular side.;
[Isoform 2]: Cell membrane;
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor;
Extracellular side.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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