Myelin-associated glycoprotein

myelin associated glycoprotein
Identifiers
Symbol	MAG
Alt. symbols	GMA
Entrez	4099
HUGO	6783
OMIM	159460
RefSeq	NM_080600
UniProt	P20916
Other data
Locus	Chr. 19 q13.1

Myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG, Siglec-4) is a cell membrane glycoprotein that is a member of the SIGLEC family of proteins and is a functional ligand of the NOGO-66 receptor, NgR.^[1] MAG is believed to be involved in myelination during nerve regeneration.^[2]

See also

• Myelin

External links

• MeSH Myelin-associated+glycoprotein

References

1. ^ Quarles RH (2007). "Myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG): past, present and beyond". Journal of Neurochemistry 100 (6): 1431–48. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04319.x. PMID 17241126. 
2. ^ Barton D, Arquint M, Roder J, Dunn R, Francke U (1987). "The myelin-associated glycoprotein gene: mapping to human chromosome 19 and mouse chromosome 7 and expression in quivering mice". Genomics 1 (2): 107–12. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(87)90002-4. PMID 2447011.