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Functional Families

Overview of the Structural Clusters (SC) and Functional Families within this CATH Superfamily. Clusters with a representative structure are represented by a filled circle.
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FunFam 137406: Neural cell adhesion molecule

Please note: GO annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

There are 12 GO terms relating to "molecular function"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Protein binding GO:0005515
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any protein or protein complex (a complex of two or more proteins that may include other nonprotein molecules).
4 O55108 (/IPI) P26453 (/IPI) P35613 (/IPI) Q6NZV3 (/IPI)
Type 1 fibroblast growth factor receptor binding GO:0005105
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with the type 1 fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR1).
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
Cell adhesion molecule binding GO:0050839
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a cell adhesion molecule.
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
Ras guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity GO:0005088
Stimulates the exchange of guanyl nucleotides associated with a GTPase of the Ras superfamily. Under normal cellular physiological conditions, the concentration of GTP is higher than that of GDP, favoring the replacement of GDP by GTP in association with the GTPase.
1 P13591 (/TAS)
Fibroblast growth factor receptor binding GO:0005104
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR).
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Type 1 fibroblast growth factor receptor binding GO:0005105
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with the type 1 fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR1).
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Monocarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity GO:0008028
Enables the transfer of monocarboxylic acids from one side of the membrane to the other. A monocarboxylic acid is an organic acid with one COOH group.
1 P35613 (/TAS)
Identical protein binding GO:0042802
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with an identical protein or proteins.
1 P13591 (/IPI)
Ion channel binding GO:0044325
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with one or more specific sites on an ion channel, a protein complex that spans a membrane and forms a water-filled channel across the phospholipid bilayer allowing selective ion transport down its electrochemical gradient.
1 P97546 (/IPI)
Cadherin binding GO:0045296
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with cadherin, a type I membrane protein involved in cell adhesion.
1 P35613 (/IDA)
Cadherin binding GO:0045296
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with cadherin, a type I membrane protein involved in cell adhesion.
1 P18572 (/ISO)
Cell adhesion molecule binding GO:0050839
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a cell adhesion molecule.
1 P97546 (/IDA)

There are 45 GO terms relating to "biological process"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Protein targeting to plasma membrane GO:0072661
The process of directing proteins towards the plasma membrane; usually uses signals contained within the protein.
5 P18572 (/ISS) P35613 (/ISS) Q28740 (/ISS) Q865R3 (/ISS) Q99PA3 (/ISS)
Axonal fasciculation GO:0007413
The collection of axons into a bundle of rods, known as a fascicle.
3 A0A0G2K7P9 (/IEP) A0A0G2K7R3 (/IEP) F1M8G9 (/IEP)
Sensory perception of smell GO:0007608
The series of events required for an organism to receive an olfactory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Olfaction involves the detection of chemical composition of an organism's ambient medium by chemoreceptors. This is a neurological process.
3 A0A0G2K7P9 (/IEP) A0A0G2K7R3 (/IEP) F1M8G9 (/IEP)
Positive regulation of protein phosphorylation GO:0001934
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of addition of phosphate groups to amino acids within a protein.
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
Homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules GO:0007156
The attachment of a plasma membrane adhesion molecule in one cell to an identical molecule in an adjacent cell.
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
Positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration GO:0007204
Any process that increases the concentration of calcium ions in the cytosol.
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
Positive regulation of neuron projection development GO:0010976
Any process that increases the rate, frequency or extent of neuron projection development. Neuron projection development is the process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron projection over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites (collectively called neurites).
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
Positive regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway GO:0045743
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway activity.
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
Positive regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity GO:0048170
A process that increases long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity, the ability of neuronal synapses to change long-term as circumstances require. Long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity generally involves increase or decrease in actual synapse numbers.
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
Long-term synaptic potentiation GO:0060291
A process that modulates synaptic plasticity such that synapses are changed resulting in the increase in the rate, or frequency of synaptic transmission at the synapse.
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
MAPK cascade GO:0000165
An intracellular protein kinase cascade containing at least a MAPK, a MAPKK and a MAP3K. The cascade can also contain two additional tiers: the upstream MAP4K and the downstream MAP Kinase-activated kinase (MAPKAPK). The kinases in each tier phosphorylate and activate the kinases in the downstream tier to transmit a signal within a cell.
1 P13591 (/TAS)
Response to hypoxia GO:0001666
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating lowered oxygen tension. Hypoxia, defined as a decline in O2 levels below normoxic levels of 20.8 - 20.95%, results in metabolic adaptation at both the cellular and organismal level.
1 Q90YM0 (/IMP)
Positive regulation of protein phosphorylation GO:0001934
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of addition of phosphate groups to amino acids within a protein.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Pyruvate metabolic process GO:0006090
The chemical reactions and pathways involving pyruvate, 2-oxopropanoate.
1 P35613 (/TAS)
Cell adhesion GO:0007155
The attachment of a cell, either to another cell or to an underlying substrate such as the extracellular matrix, via cell adhesion molecules.
1 P13591 (/NAS)
Homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules GO:0007156
The attachment of a plasma membrane adhesion molecule in one cell to an identical molecule in an adjacent cell.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Neuron cell-cell adhesion GO:0007158
The attachment of a neuron to another cell via adhesion molecules.
1 O15394 (/TAS)
Cell surface receptor signaling pathway GO:0007166
A series of molecular signals initiated by activation of a receptor on the surface of a cell. The pathway begins with binding of an extracellular ligand to a cell surface receptor, or for receptors that signal in the absence of a ligand, by ligand-withdrawal or the activity of a constitutively active receptor. The pathway ends with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription.
1 P35613 (/TAS)
Positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration GO:0007204
Any process that increases the concentration of calcium ions in the cytosol.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Chemical synaptic transmission GO:0007268
The vesicular release of classical neurotransmitter molecules from a neuron, across a chemical synapse, the subsequent activation of neurotransmitter receptors of a target cell (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) and the effects of this activation on the postsynaptic membrane potential and ionic composition of the postsynaptic cytosol. This process encompasses both spontaneous and evoked release of neurotransmitter and all parts of synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Evoked transmission starts with the arrival of an action potential at the presynapse.
1 P97546 (/TAS)
Axon guidance GO:0007411
The chemotaxis process that directs the migration of an axon growth cone to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues.
1 P13591 (/TAS)
Embryo implantation GO:0007566
Attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine lining.
1 P26453 (/IEP)
Visual learning GO:0008542
Any process in an organism in which a change in behavior of an individual occurs in response to repeated exposure to a visual cue.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Positive regulation of neuron projection development GO:0010976
Any process that increases the rate, frequency or extent of neuron projection development. Neuron projection development is the process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron projection over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites (collectively called neurites).
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Extracellular matrix disassembly GO:0022617
A process that results in the breakdown of the extracellular matrix.
1 P35613 (/TAS)
Regulation of cell adhesion GO:0030155
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of attachment of a cell to another cell or to the extracellular matrix.
1 P97546 (/TAS)
Extracellular matrix organization GO:0030198
A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of an extracellular matrix.
1 P35613 (/TAS)
Odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth GO:0042475
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a dentin-containing tooth over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A dentin-containing tooth is a hard, bony organ borne on the jaw or other bone of a vertebrate, and is composed mainly of dentin, a dense calcified substance, covered by a layer of enamel.
1 P26453 (/IEP)
Response to peptide hormone GO:0043434
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a peptide hormone stimulus. A peptide hormone is any of a class of peptides that are secreted into the blood stream and have endocrine functions in living animals.
1 P26453 (/IEP)
Positive regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway GO:0045743
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway activity.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Response to mercury ion GO:0046689
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a mercury ion stimulus.
1 P26453 (/IEP)
Decidualization GO:0046697
The cellular and vascular changes occurring in the endometrium of the pregnant uterus just after the onset of blastocyst implantation. This process involves the proliferation and differentiation of the fibroblast-like endometrial stromal cells into large, polyploid decidual cells that eventually form the maternal component of the placenta.
1 P26453 (/IEP)
Positive regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity GO:0048170
A process that increases long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity, the ability of neuronal synapses to change long-term as circumstances require. Long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity generally involves increase or decrease in actual synapse numbers.
1 P97546 (/IMP)
Modulation of synaptic transmission GO:0050804
Any process that modulates the frequency or amplitude of synaptic transmission, the process of communication from a neuron to a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) across a synapse. Amplitude, in this case, refers to the change in postsynaptic membrane potential due to a single instance of synaptic transmission.
1 P97300 (/IMP)
Synapse organization GO:0050808
A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a synapse, the junction between a neuron and a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell).
1 P97300 (/IMP)
Leukocyte migration GO:0050900
The movement of a leukocyte within or between different tissues and organs of the body.
1 P35613 (/TAS)
Response to cAMP GO:0051591
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a cAMP (cyclic AMP, adenosine 3',5'-cyclophosphate) stimulus.
1 P26453 (/IEP)
Long-term synaptic potentiation GO:0060291
A process that modulates synaptic plasticity such that synapses are changed resulting in the increase in the rate, or frequency of synaptic transmission at the synapse.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Interferon-gamma-mediated signaling pathway GO:0060333
A series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of interferon-gamma to a receptor on the surface of a cell, and ending with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. Interferon gamma is the only member of the type II interferon found so far.
1 P13591 (/TAS)
Positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade GO:0070374
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of signal transduction mediated by the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Protein targeting to plasma membrane GO:0072661
The process of directing proteins towards the plasma membrane; usually uses signals contained within the protein.
1 P26453 (/IMP)
Positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation GO:1900273
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of long-term synaptic potentiation.
1 P97546 (/IMP)
Regulation of receptor localization to synapse GO:1902683
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of receptor localization to synapse.
1 P97300 (/IMP)
Positive regulation of cellular protein localization GO:1903829
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of cellular protein localization. Cellular protein localization is any process in which a protein is transported to, and/or maintained in, a specific location and encompasses movement within the cell, from within the cell to the cell surface, or from one location to another at the surface of a cell.
1 P97546 (/IMP)
Excitatory synapse assembly GO:1904861
The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form an excitatory synapse.
1 P97300 (/IMP)

There are 33 GO terms relating to "cellular component"

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GO Term Annotations Evidence
Plasma membrane GO:0005886
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
10 A0A087WTE4 (/IDA) A0A087WTF6 (/IDA) A0A087WV75 (/IDA) A0A087WWD4 (/IDA) A0A087WX77 (/IDA) H7BYX6 (/IDA) H9KV31 (/IDA) O15394 (/IDA) P13591 (/IDA) P35613 (/IDA)
Cytosol GO:0005829
The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
7 A0A087WTE4 (/IDA) A0A087WTF6 (/IDA) A0A087WV75 (/IDA) A0A087WWD4 (/IDA) A0A087WX77 (/IDA) H7BYX6 (/IDA) P13591 (/IDA)
Integral component of plasma membrane GO:0005887
The component of the plasma membrane consisting of the gene products and protein complexes having at least some part of their peptide sequence embedded in the hydrophobic region of the membrane.
5 P18572 (/ISS) P35613 (/ISS) Q28740 (/ISS) Q865R3 (/ISS) Q99PA3 (/ISS)
Plasma membrane GO:0005886
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
4 O15394 (/TAS) P13591 (/TAS) P35613 (/TAS) P97546 (/TAS)
Cell surface GO:0009986
The external part of the cell wall and/or plasma membrane.
3 P13591 (/IDA) P97546 (/IDA) Q9Y639 (/IDA)
Integral component of membrane GO:0016021
The component of a membrane consisting of the gene products and protein complexes having at least some part of their peptide sequence embedded in the hydrophobic region of the membrane.
3 O15394 (/TAS) P13591 (/TAS) P97546 (/TAS)
Golgi membrane GO:0000139
The lipid bilayer surrounding any of the compartments of the Golgi apparatus.
2 P13591 (/TAS) P35613 (/TAS)
Mitochondrion GO:0005739
A semiautonomous, self replicating organelle that occurs in varying numbers, shapes, and sizes in the cytoplasm of virtually all eukaryotic cells. It is notably the site of tissue respiration.
2 P26453 (/IDA) P35613 (/IDA)
Plasma membrane GO:0005886
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
2 O35136 (/ISO) P18572 (/ISO)
Membrane GO:0016020
A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it an attached to it.
2 P13591 (/IDA) P35613 (/IDA)
Nuclear body GO:0016604
Extra-nucleolar nuclear domains usually visualized by confocal microscopy and fluorescent antibodies to specific proteins.
2 H9KV31 (/IDA) O15394 (/IDA)
Dendrite GO:0030425
A neuron projection that has a short, tapering, often branched, morphology, receives and integrates signals from other neurons or from sensory stimuli, and conducts a nerve impulse towards the axon or the cell body. In most neurons, the impulse is conveyed from dendrites to axon via the cell body, but in some types of unipolar neuron, the impulse does not travel via the cell body.
2 P97300 (/IDA) P97546 (/IDA)
Presynaptic membrane GO:0042734
A specialized area of membrane of the axon terminal that faces the plasma membrane of the neuron or muscle fiber with which the axon terminal establishes a synaptic junction; many synaptic junctions exhibit structural presynaptic characteristics, such as conical, electron-dense internal protrusions, that distinguish it from the remainder of the axon plasma membrane.
2 P97300 (/ISS) Q9Y639 (/ISS)
Extracellular exosome GO:0070062
A vesicle that is released into the extracellular region by fusion of the limiting endosomal membrane of a multivesicular body with the plasma membrane. Extracellular exosomes, also simply called exosomes, have a diameter of about 40-100 nm.
2 P13591 (/IDA) P35613 (/IDA)
Acrosomal membrane GO:0002080
The membrane that surrounds the acrosomal lumen. The acrosome is a special type of lysosome in the head of a spermatozoon that contains acid hydrolases and is concerned with the breakdown of the outer membrane of the ovum during fertilization.
1 P18572 (/IDA)
Mitochondrion GO:0005739
A semiautonomous, self replicating organelle that occurs in varying numbers, shapes, and sizes in the cytoplasm of virtually all eukaryotic cells. It is notably the site of tissue respiration.
1 P18572 (/ISO)
Integral component of plasma membrane GO:0005887
The component of the plasma membrane consisting of the gene products and protein complexes having at least some part of their peptide sequence embedded in the hydrophobic region of the membrane.
1 P26453 (/IDA)
Focal adhesion GO:0005925
Small region on the surface of a cell that anchors the cell to the extracellular matrix and that forms a point of termination of actin filaments.
1 P35613 (/IDA)
Focal adhesion GO:0005925
Small region on the surface of a cell that anchors the cell to the extracellular matrix and that forms a point of termination of actin filaments.
1 P18572 (/ISO)
External side of plasma membrane GO:0009897
The leaflet of the plasma membrane that faces away from the cytoplasm and any proteins embedded or anchored in it or attached to its surface.
1 P13591 (/IDA)
Postsynaptic density GO:0014069
An electron dense network of proteins within and adjacent to the postsynaptic membrane in asymetric synapses. Its major components include neurotransmitter receptors and the proteins that spatially and functionally organize them such as anchoring and scaffolding molecules, signaling enzymes and cytoskeletal components.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Membrane GO:0016020
A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it an attached to it.
1 P18572 (/ISO)
Nuclear body GO:0016604
Extra-nucleolar nuclear domains usually visualized by confocal microscopy and fluorescent antibodies to specific proteins.
1 O35136 (/ISO)
Axon GO:0030424
The long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminals and varicosities, which are sites of storage and release of neurotransmitter.
1 O35136 (/IDA)
Sarcolemma GO:0042383
The outer membrane of a muscle cell, consisting of the plasma membrane, a covering basement membrane (about 100 nm thick and sometimes common to more than one fiber), and the associated loose network of collagen fibers.
1 P26453 (/IDA)
Presynaptic membrane GO:0042734
A specialized area of membrane of the axon terminal that faces the plasma membrane of the neuron or muscle fiber with which the axon terminal establishes a synaptic junction; many synaptic junctions exhibit structural presynaptic characteristics, such as conical, electron-dense internal protrusions, that distinguish it from the remainder of the axon plasma membrane.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Intracellular membrane-bounded organelle GO:0043231
Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, bounded by a single or double lipid bilayer membrane and occurring within the cell. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, and vesicles. Excludes the plasma membrane.
1 P35613 (/IDA)
Intracellular membrane-bounded organelle GO:0043231
Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, bounded by a single or double lipid bilayer membrane and occurring within the cell. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, and vesicles. Excludes the plasma membrane.
1 P18572 (/ISO)
Membrane raft GO:0045121
Any of the small (10-200 nm), heterogeneous, highly dynamic, sterol- and sphingolipid-enriched membrane domains that compartmentalize cellular processes. Small rafts can sometimes be stabilized to form larger platforms through protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions.
1 P26453 (/IDA)
Postsynaptic membrane GO:0045211
A specialized area of membrane facing the presynaptic membrane on the tip of the nerve ending and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft). Neurotransmitters cross the synaptic cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane.
1 P97546 (/TAS)
Inhibitory synapse GO:0060077
A synapse in which an action potential in the presynaptic cell reduces the probability of an action potential occurring in the postsynaptic cell.
1 P97546 (/IDA)
Extracellular exosome GO:0070062
A vesicle that is released into the extracellular region by fusion of the limiting endosomal membrane of a multivesicular body with the plasma membrane. Extracellular exosomes, also simply called exosomes, have a diameter of about 40-100 nm.
1 P18572 (/ISO)
Synaptic membrane GO:0097060
A specialized area of membrane on either the presynaptic or the postsynaptic side of a synapse, the junction between a nerve fiber of one neuron and another neuron or muscle fiber or glial cell.
1 P97546 (/IDA)