Entrez 7869 | Ensembl ENSG00000012171 | |
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Aliases SEMA3B, LUCA-1, SEMA5, SEMAA, SemA, semaV, semaphorin 3B External IDs MGI: 107561 HomoloGene: 20972 GeneCards: SEMA3B |
Function
The semaphorin/collapsin family of molecules plays a critical role in the guidance of growth cones during neuronal development. The secreted protein encoded by this gene family member is important in axonal guidance and has been shown to act as a tumor suppressor by inducing apoptosis.
References
SEMA3B Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA