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Myelin associated glycoprotein

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
4099

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000105695

Aliases
  
MAG, GMA, S-SIGLEC-4A, SIGLEC4A, SPG75, myelin associated glycoprotein

External IDs
  
OMIM: 159460 MGI: 96912 HomoloGene: 1771 GeneCards: MAG

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. MAG is believed to be involved in myelination during nerve regeneration.

References

Myelin-associated glycoprotein Wikipedia