Gene Information
Gene NameCNTN6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1028
Protein NamesContactin-6 (Neural recognition molecule NB-3) (hNB-3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000134115 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9UQ52
Gene CardCNTN6
Uniprot IDQ9UQ52
PfamPF00041; PF07679
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.849672763)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CNTN6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CNTN6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CNTN6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CNTN6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cntn6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CNTN6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cntn6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CNTN6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCNTN1, CNTN5, CNTN3, CNTN2
ParalogsCNTN5, CNTN2, NFASC, ROBO2, SDK1, SDK2, CNTN3, HMCN2, DSCAML1, VSIG10L, CNTN1, 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
Tissuethyroid
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in nervous system. Highly expressed in cerebellum. Expressed at intermediate level in thalamus, subthalamic nucleus. Weakly expressed in corpus callosum, caudate nucleus and spinal cord.
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 rs6808056  rs41293401  rs774763830  rs265771  rs1447631177 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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