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Designing a Western blot for CNTNAP2? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CNTNAP2 Western Blot GuideFacts about Contactin-associated protein-like 2.
Demarcates the juxtaparanodal region of the axo-glial junction. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CNTNAP2 |
| Uniprot: | Q9UHC6 |
| Entrez: | 26047 |

| Belongs to: |
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| neurexin family |

AUTS15; Caspr2; CASPR2DKFZp781D1846; CDFE; Cell recognition molecule Caspr2; CNTNAP2; contactin associated protein-like 2; contactin-associated protein 2; contactin-associated protein-like 2; homolog of Drosophila neurexin IV; KIAA0868; NRXN4; NRXN4Caspr2; PTHSL1
Mass (kDA):
148.167 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 7q35-q36.1 |
| Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (146116207..148420998) |
Predominantly expressed in nervous system.
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell projection, axon. Cell junction, paranodal septate junction. Expressed in the juxtaparadonal region.





PMID: 10624965 by Poliak S., et al. Caspr2, a new member of the neurexin superfamily, is localized at the juxtaparanodes of myelinated axons and associates with K+ channels.
PMID: 11352571 by Nakabayashi K., et al. The human contactin-associated protein-like 2 gene (CNTNAP2) spans over 2 Mb of DNA at chromosome 7q35.
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