Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of a family of proteins that function in the nervous system as receptors and cell adhesion molecules. Extensive alternative splicing and the use of alternative promoters results in multiple transcript variants and protein isoforms for this gene, but the full-length nature of many of these variants has not been determined. Transcripts that initiate from an upstream promoter encode alpha isoforms, which contain epidermal growth factor-like (EGF-like) sequences and laminin G domains. Transcripts initiating from the downstream promoter encode beta isoforms, which lack EGF-like sequences. Genetic variation at this locus has been associated with a range of behavioral phenotypes, including alcohol dependence and autism spectrum disorder. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2012].
UniProt Summary: N/A
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Laminin G 2
Laminin G 1
GO Terms
neuroligin family protein binding
neuron cell-cell adhesion
vocalization behavior
intraspecies interaction between organisms
social behavior
cell adhesion molecule binding
multi-organism behavior
adult behavior
learning
signaling receptor activity
learning or memory
axon guidance
neuron projection guidance
cognition
axonogenesis
axon development
cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation