Gene Information
Gene NameL1CAM
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1257
Protein NamesNeural cell adhesion molecule L1 (N-CAM-L1) (NCAM-L1) (CD antigen CD171)
Target Nameneural cell adhesion molecule l1
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000198910 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP32004
Gene CardL1CAM
Uniprot IDP32004
PfamPF13882; PF00041; PF07679
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.918047599)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ L1CAM ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ L1CAM ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ L1CAM ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ L1CAM ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ L1cam ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ L1CAM ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ L1cam ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ L1CAM ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNRCAM, CHL1, NFASC
ParalogsCNTN5, CNTN2, NFASC, ROBO2, SDK1, SDK2, CNTN3, HMCN2, CNTN6, DSCAML1, VSIG10L, CNTN1, IGDCC4, IGSF21, VCAM1, ROBO1, BOC, DCC, IGDCC3, ROBO4, IGSF9, VSIG10, DSCAM, CDON, NCAM1, ROBO3, CHL1, NRCAM, NEO1, IGSF9B, MXRA5, IGSF10, PTPRQ, NCAM2, PRTG, CNTN4
Tissueadrenal.gland, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs201151358  rs796052697  rs137852523  rs137852521  rs28933683  rs137852526  rs137852518  rs1131691900  rs367665974  rs137852524  rs1557092299  rs137852520  rs886039408  rs1064794246  rs782367931  rs782401498  rs137852519  rs398123360  rs1375788131  rs886039409  rs142424573  rs1557091083  rs137852525  rs36021462  rs148516831  rs797045674  rs35902890  rs137852522 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12514225, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20621658, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22973895, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26891472};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q05695}. Cell projection, growth cone {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q05695}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20621658}. Cell projection, dendrite. Note=Colocalized with SHTN1 in close apposition with actin filaments in filopodia and lamellipodia of axonalne growth cones of hippocampal neurons (By similarity). In neurons, detected predominantly in axons and cell body, weak localization to dendrites (PubMed:20621658). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q05695, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20621658}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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