Bos taurus Gene: CNTF
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-637978.3
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol CNTF
Gene Name Uncharacterized protein
Synonyms
Species Bos taurus
Ensembl Gene ENSBTAG00000003624
Encoded Proteins
ciliary neurotrophic factor
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
Entrez Gene
Summary This gene does not have any Entrez summary - the following is the summary from its human ortholog ENSG00000242689:
The protein encoded by this gene is a polypeptide hormone whose actions appear to be restricted to the nervous system where it promotes neurotransmitter synthesis and neurite outgrowth in certain neuronal populations. The protein is a potent survival factor for neurons and oligodendrocytes and may be relevant in reducing tissue destruction during inflammatory attacks. A mutation in this gene, which results in aberrant splicing, leads to ciliary neurotrophic factor deficiency, but this phenotype is not causally related to neurologic disease. A read-through transcript variant composed of the upstream ZFP91 gene and CNTF sequence has been identified, but it is thought to be non-coding. Read-through transcription of ZFP91 and CNTF has also been observed in mouse. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 15:83291643-83293465
Strand Forward strand
Band
Transcripts
ENSBTAT00000004729 ENSBTAP00000004729
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
They are also associated with 11 interaction(s) predicted by orthology.
Predicted by orthology
Total 11 [view]
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0005138 interleukin-6 receptor binding
GO:0008083 growth factor activity
Biological Process
GO:0008284 positive regulation of cell proliferation
GO:0040007 growth
GO:0042517 positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3 protein
GO:0043524 negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
GO:0046533 negative regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation
GO:0046668 regulation of retinal cell programmed cell death
GO:0048644 muscle organ morphogenesis
GO:0048666 neuron development
GO:0070120 ciliary neurotrophic factor-mediated signaling pathway
Cellular Component
GO:0005615 extracellular space
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
GO:0097058 CRLF-CLCF1 complex
Orthologs
Species
Mus musculus
Homo sapiens
Gene ID
Gene Order
Pathway Predictions based on Human Orthology Data
NETPATH
REACTOME
KEGG
Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathway
Jak-STAT signaling pathway pathway
Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathway
Jak-STAT signaling pathway pathway
INOH
PID NCI
Cross-References
SwissProt
TrEMBL E1BFH9
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 100848228
UniGene
RefSeq XM_003583194 XM_003587031
HUGO HGNC:2169
OMIM
CCDS
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL DAAA02041806
GenPept
RNA Seq Atlas 100848228