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Aliases | CHODL , C21orf68, MT75, PRED12, chondrolectin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 607247; MGI: 2179069; HomoloGene: 11795; GeneCards: CHODL; OMA:CHODL - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chondrolectin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHODL gene. [5] [6] Mouse chondrolectin is encoded by Chodl. [7]
Chondrolectin is a type I membrane protein with a carbohydrate recognition domain characteristic of C-type lectins in its extracellular portion. [5] [7] In other proteins, this domain is involved in endocytosis of glycoproteins and exogenous sugar-bearing pathogens. [8] This protein has been shown to localise to the perinucleus. [5] [9] [10]
The exact function of chondrolectin is unknown but it has been shown to be a marker of fast motor neurons in mice, [10] and is involved in motor neuron development and growth in zebrafish (Danio rerio). [11] Furthermore, human chondrolectin has been shown to localise to motor neurons within the spinal cord. [12]
Chondrolectin is alternatively spliced in the spinal cord of mouse models [13] of the neuromuscular disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which predominantly affects lower motor neurons. [12] Increased levels of chondrolectin in a zebrafish model of SMA results in significant improvements in disease-related motor neuron defects. [14]