Ciliary neurotrophic factor (P20294)

Uniprot ID P20294
Protein Name Ciliary neurotrophic factor
Gene Name Cntf
Species Rattus norvegicus (Rat)
Signal peptide(a) N Secretome P(b) 0.0
Function CNTF is a survival factor for various neuronal cell types. Seems to prevent the degeneration of motor axons after axotomy.
GO - Molecular function
  • ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor binding : IPI:RGD
  • cytokine activity : IDA:RGD
  • growth factor activity : ISO:RGD
  • interleukin-6 receptor binding : ISO:RGD
  • protein-containing complex binding : IPI:RGD
GO - Biological process
  • astrocyte activation : IDA:RGD
  • ciliary neurotrophic factor-mediated signaling pathway : ISO:RGD
  • membrane hyperpolarization : IDA:RGD
  • muscle organ morphogenesis : ISO:RGD
  • negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process : IDA:RGD
  • negative regulation of neuron death : IDA:RGD
  • negative regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation : ISO:RGD
  • nervous system development : IDA:RGD
  • neuron development : ISO:RGD
  • positive regulation of axon extension involved in regeneration : IDA:CAFA
  • positive regulation of axon regeneration : IDA:RGD
  • positive regulation of cell growth : IDA:RGD
  • positive regulation of cell population proliferation : IDA:RGD
  • positive regulation of gene expression : ISO:RGD
  • positive regulation of hormone secretion : IDA:RGD
  • positive regulation of MAPK cascade : IDA:RGD
  • positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling : IDA:RGD
  • positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT : IDA:RGD
  • positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein : IDA:RGD
  • receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT : IDA:RGD
  • regulation of resting membrane potential : IDA:RGD
  • regulation of retinal cell programmed cell death : ISO:RGD
  • response to electrical stimulus : IEP:RGD
  • response to light intensity : IEP:RGD
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(a) The Signal peptide D-score cutoff for "YES"(having signal peptide) is 0.45.
(b) Non-classically secreted proteins should obtain an NN-score(Neural Networks score) exceeding the normal threshold of 0.5, but not at the same time be predicted to contain a signal peptide.