NCBI and Uniprot Product Information
NCBI Description
This gene encodes a member of the slit family of secreted glycoproteins, which are ligands for the Robo family of immunoglobulin receptors. Slit proteins play highly conserved roles in axon guidance and neuronal migration and may also have functions during other cell migration processes including leukocyte migration. Members of the slit family are characterized by an N-terminal signal peptide, four leucine-rich repeats, nine epidermal growth factor repeats, and a C-terminal cysteine knot. Proteolytic processing of this protein gives rise to an N-terminal fragment that contains the four leucine-rich repeats and five epidermal growth factor repeats and a C-terminal fragment that contains four epidermal growth factor repeats and the cysteine knot. Both full length and cleaved proteins are secreted extracellularly and can function in axon repulsion as well as other specific processes. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
Uniprot Description
SLIT2: Thought to act as molecular guidance cue in cellular migration, and function appears to be mediated by interaction with roundabout homolog receptors. During neural development involved in axonal navigation at the ventral midline of the neural tube and projection of axons to different regions. SLIT1 and SLIT2 seem to be essential for midline guidance in the forebrain by acting as repulsive signal preventing inappropriate midline crossing by axons projecting from the olfactory bulb. In spinal chord development may play a role in guiding commissural axons once they reached the floor plate by modulating the response to netrin. In vitro, silences the attractive effect of NTN1 but not its growth- stimulatory effect and silencing requires the formation of a ROBO1-DCC complex. May be implicated in spinal chord midline post- crossing axon repulsion. In vitro, only commissural axons that crossed the midline responded to SLIT2. In the developing visual system appears to function as repellent for retinal ganglion axons by providing a repulsion that directs these axons along their appropriate paths prior to, and after passage through, the optic chiasm. In vitro, collapses and repels retinal ganglion cell growth cones. Seems to play a role in branching and arborization of CNS sensory axons, and in neuronal cell migration. In vitro, Slit homolog 2 protein N-product, but not Slit homolog 2 protein C-product, repels olfactory bulb (OB) but not dorsal root ganglia (DRG) axons, induces OB growth cones collapse and induces branching of DRG axons. Seems to be involved in regulating leukocyte migration. 3 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.
Protein type: Secreted, signal peptide; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; Secreted; Extracellular matrix
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 4p15.2
Cellular Component: extracellular space; cell surface; membrane; cytoplasm; extracellular region; plasma membrane
Molecular Function: heparin binding; laminin-1 binding; identical protein binding; proteoglycan binding; protein binding; Roundabout binding; protein homodimerization activity; chemorepellent activity; calcium ion binding; GTPase inhibitor activity
Biological Process: negative regulation of small GTPase mediated signal transduction; axon guidance; positive regulation of apoptosis; negative chemotaxis; motor axon guidance; negative regulation of smooth muscle cell migration; negative regulation of axon extension; negative regulation of cell proliferation; corticospinal neuron axon guidance through the spinal cord; induction of negative chemotaxis; cell-cell adhesion; response to cortisol stimulus; negative regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation; ureteric bud development; negative regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis; negative regulation of cell migration; negative regulation of actin filament polymerization; in utero embryonic development; chemorepulsion involved in postnatal olfactory bulb interneuron migration; dorsal/ventral axon guidance; cellular response to hormone stimulus; axon extension involved in axon guidance; chemorepulsion involved in embryonic olfactory bulb interneuron migration; cell migration during sprouting angiogenesis; branching morphogenesis of a tube; negative regulation of catalytic activity; negative regulation of vascular permeability; positive regulation of axonogenesis; negative regulation of cell growth; metanephros development; retinal ganglion cell axon guidance
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The Mouse Slit2 (Catalog #AAA721386) is an ELISA Kit and is intended for research purposes only. The product is available for immediate purchase. The AAA721386 ELISA Kit recognizes Mouse Slit2. It is sometimes possible for the material contained within the vial of "Slit Homolog 2, ELISA Kit" to become dispersed throughout the inside of the vial, particularly around the seal of said vial, during shipment and storage. We always suggest centrifuging these vials to consolidate all of the liquid away from the lid and to the bottom of the vial prior to opening. Please be advised that certain products may require dry ice for shipping and that, if this is the case, an additional dry ice fee may also be required.Precautions
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