Protein Name growth associated protein 43
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 29423
Gene Symbol

Gap43

UniProt P07936 (NEUM_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 290
Total Number of Articles : 368
Description

growth associated protein 43

Gene Summary

Enables lysophosphatidic acid binding activity; phosphatidylinositol phosphate binding activity; and phosphatidylserine binding activity. Involved in several processes, including regulation of postsynaptic specialization assembly; response to auditory stimulus; and tissue regeneration. Is active in GABA-ergic synapse and presynapse. Biomarker of middle cerebral artery infarction. Orthologous to human GAP43 (growth associated protein 43). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • neuromodulin
  • axonal membrane protein GAP-43
  • brain abundant, membrane attached signal protein 2
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Properties