Immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) domains 2, 4, and 6, and similar domains; The members here are composed of the second, fourth, and sixth immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domains in human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) protein subfamily. The CEA family is a group of anchored or secreted glycoproteins expressed by epithelial cells, leukocytes, endothelial cells, and placenta. The CEA family is divided into the CEACAM and pregnancy-specific glycoprotein (PSG) subfamilies. This group represents the CEACAM subfamily. CEACAM1 has many important cellular functions; it is a cell adhesion molecule and a signaling molecule that regulates the growth of tumor cells, an angiogenic factor, and a receptor for bacterial and viral pathogens, including mouse hepatitis virus (MHV). In mice, four isoforms of CEACAM1 generated by alternative splicing have either two [D1, D4] or four [D1-D4] Ig-like domains on the cell surface.

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gi 2462568449 155 QPSIQAS-STTVTEKGSVVLTCHTNNTGTSFQWIFNNQRLQVTKRMKLSWFNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNR 233
Cdd:cd05740     1 KPFISSNnSNPVEDKDAVTLTCEPETQNTSYLWWFNGQSLPVTPRLTLSNGNRTLTLLNVTREDAGAYQCEISNPVSANR 80

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gi 2462568449 234 SDPLKLTV 241
Cdd:cd05740    81 SDPVTLDV 88

Immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) domains 2, 4, and 6, and similar domains; The members here are composed of the second, fourth, and sixth immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domains in human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) protein subfamily. The CEA family is a group of anchored or secreted glycoproteins expressed by epithelial cells, leukocytes, endothelial cells, and placenta. The CEA family is divided into the CEACAM and pregnancy-specific glycoprotein (PSG) subfamilies. This group represents the CEACAM subfamily. CEACAM1 has many important cellular functions; it is a cell adhesion molecule and a signaling molecule that regulates the growth of tumor cells, an angiogenic factor, and a receptor for bacterial and viral pathogens, including mouse hepatitis virus (MHV). In mice, four isoforms of CEACAM1 generated by alternative splicing have either two [D1, D4] or four [D1-D4] Ig-like domains on the cell surface.

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gi 2462568449 155 QPSIQAS-STTVTEKGSVVLTCHTNNTGTSFQWIFNNQRLQVTKRMKLSWFNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNR 233
Cdd:cd05740     1 KPFISSNnSNPVEDKDAVTLTCEPETQNTSYLWWFNGQSLPVTPRLTLSNGNRTLTLLNVTREDAGAYQCEISNPVSANR 80

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gi 2462568449 234 SDPLKLTV 241
Cdd:cd05740    81 SDPVTLDV 88

Immunoglobulin domain; This family contains immunoglobulin-like domains.

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gi 2462568449 156 PSIQAS--STTVTEKGSVVLTCH-TNNTGTSFQWIFNNQRL--QVTKRMKLSWFNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSN 227
Cdd:pfam13927   2 PVITVSpsSVTVREGETVTLTCEaTGSPPPTITWYKNGEPIssGSTRSRSLSGSNSTLTISNVTRSDAGTYTCVASN 78

Immunoglobulin like; IG domains that cannot be classified into one of IGv1, IGc1, IGc2, IG.

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gi 2462568449   53 EVAEGENVHLSVVYLPENLYSYGWYKGKTVEPnqliaayvidthvrtpgpAYSGRETISPSGD---LHFQNVTLEDTGYY 129
Cdd:smart00410   5 TVKEGESVTLSCEASGSPPPEVTWYKQGGKLL------------------AESGRFSVSRSGStstLTISNVTPEDSGTY 66

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gi 2462568449  130 NLQVTYRNSQIEqASHHLRV 149
Cdd:smart00410  67 TCAATNSSGSAS-SGTTLTV 85

Immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) domains 2, 4, and 6, and similar domains; The members here are composed of the second, fourth, and sixth immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domains in human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) protein subfamily. The CEA family is a group of anchored or secreted glycoproteins expressed by epithelial cells, leukocytes, endothelial cells, and placenta. The CEA family is divided into the CEACAM and pregnancy-specific glycoprotein (PSG) subfamilies. This group represents the CEACAM subfamily. CEACAM1 has many important cellular functions; it is a cell adhesion molecule and a signaling molecule that regulates the growth of tumor cells, an angiogenic factor, and a receptor for bacterial and viral pathogens, including mouse hepatitis virus (MHV). In mice, four isoforms of CEACAM1 generated by alternative splicing have either two [D1, D4] or four [D1-D4] Ig-like domains on the cell surface.

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gi 2462568449 155 QPSIQAS-STTVTEKGSVVLTCHTNNTGTSFQWIFNNQRLQVTKRMKLSWFNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNR 233
Cdd:cd05740     1 KPFISSNnSNPVEDKDAVTLTCEPETQNTSYLWWFNGQSLPVTPRLTLSNGNRTLTLLNVTREDAGAYQCEISNPVSANR 80

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gi 2462568449 234 SDPLKLTV 241
Cdd:cd05740    81 SDPVTLDV 88

Immunoglobulin V-set domain; This domain is found in antibodies as well as neural protein P0 and CTL4 amongst others.

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gi 2462568449  47 IASAPFEVAEGENVHLSVVYLP---ENLYSYGWYKGKT-VEPNQLIAAYVIDTHVRTPGPAYSGRETISPS-GDLHFQNV 121
Cdd:pfam07686   1 QTPREVTVALGGSVTLPCTYSSsmsEASTSVYWYRQPPgKGPTFLIAYYSNGSEEGVKKGRFSGRGDPSNGdGSLTIQNL 80

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gi 2462568449 122 TLEDTGYYNLQVTYRNSQIEQASHHLRVY 150
Cdd:pfam07686  81 TLSDSGTYTCAVIPSGEGVFGKGTRLTVL 109

Immunoglobulin like; IG domains that cannot be classified into one of IGv1, IGc1, IGc2, IG.

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gi 2462568449  161 SSTTVTEKGSVVLTCHTNNTGT-SFQWIFNNQR-LQVTKRMKLSW--FNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNRSdP 236
Cdd:smart00410   2 PSVTVKEGESVTLSCEASGSPPpEVTWYKQGGKlLAESGRFSVSRsgSTSTLTISNVTPEDSGTYTCAATNSSGSASS-G 80

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gi 2462568449  237 LKLTV 241
Cdd:smart00410  81 TTLTV 85

Immunoglobulin domain; This domain contains immunoglobulin-like domains.

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gi 2462568449 155 QPSIQASSTTVTEKGSVVLTCH-TNNTGTSFQWIFNNQRLQVTKRMklswfnHVLTIDPirqEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNR 233
Cdd:pfam13895   1 KPVLTPSPTVVTEGEPVTLTCSaPGNPPPSYTWYKDGSAISSSPNF------FTLSVSA---EDSGTYTCVARNGRGGKV 71

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gi 2462568449 234 SDPLKLTV 241
Cdd:pfam13895  72 SNPVELTV 79

Immunoglobulin domain; The members here are composed of the immunoglobulin (Ig) domain found in the Ig superfamily. The Ig superfamily is a heterogenous group of proteins, built on a common fold comprised of a sandwich of two beta sheets. Members of this group are components of immunoglobulin, neuroglia, cell surface glycoproteins, including T-cell receptors, CD2, CD4, CD8, and membrane glycoproteins, including butyrophilin and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core protein. A predominant feature of most Ig domains is a disulfide bridge connecting the two beta-sheets with a tryptophan residue packed against the disulfide bond. Ig superfamily (IgSF) domains can be divided into 4 main classes based on their structures and sequences: the Variable (V), Constant 1 (C1), Constant 2 (C2), and Intermediate (I) sets. Typically, the V-set domains have A, B, E, and D strands in one sheet and A', G, F, C, C' and C" in the other. The structures in C1-set are smaller than those in the V-set; they have one beta sheet that is formed by strands A, B, E, and D and the other by strands G, F, C, and C'. Moreover, a C1-set Ig domain contains a short C' strand (three residues) and lacks A' and C" strand. Unlike other Ig domain sets, C2-set structures do not have a D strand. Like the V-set Ig domains, members of the I-set have a discontinuous A strand, but lack a C" strand.

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gi 2462568449 171 VVLTCH-TNNTGTSFQWIFNNQRLQVTKRMKLSWF--NHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNRS 234
Cdd:cd00096     1 VTLTCSaSGNPPPTITWYKNGKPLPPSSRDSRRSElgNGTLTISNVTLEDSGTYTCVASNSAGGSAS 67

Immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor (R) and similar proteins; member of the I-set of IgSF domains; The members here are composed of the immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor (R) and related proteins. The VEGFRs have an extracellular component with seven Ig-like domains, a transmembrane segment, and an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain interrupted by a kinase-insert domain. The VEGFR family consists of three members: VEGFR-1 (Flt-1), VEGFR-2 (KDR/Flk-1) and VEGFR-3 (Flt-4). VEGF-A interacts with both VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2. VEGFR-1 binds strongest to VEGF; VEGF-2 binds more weakly. VEGFR-3 appears not to bind VEGF, but binds other members of the VEGF family (VEGF-C and -D). VEGFRs bind VEGFs with high affinity with the IG-like domains. VEGF-A is important to the growth and maintenance of vascular endothelial cells and to the development of new blood- and lymphatic-vessels in physiological and pathological states. VEGFR-2 is a major mediator of the mitogenic, angiogenic, and microvascular permeability-enhancing effects of VEGF-A. VEGFR-1 may play an inhibitory part in these processes by binding VEGF and interfering with its interaction with VEGFR-2. VEGFR-1 has a signaling role in mediating monocyte chemotaxis. VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2 may mediate a chemotactic and a survival signal in hematopoietic stem cells or leukemia cells. VEGFR-3 has been shown to be involved in tumor angiogenesis and growth. This group also contains alpha-type platelet-derived growth factor receptor precursor (PDGFR)-alpha (CD140a), and PDGFR-beta (CD140b). PDGFRs alpha and beta have an extracellular component with five Ig-like domains, a transmembrane segment, and a cytoplasmic portion that has protein tyrosine kinase activity.

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gi 2462568449 157 SIQASSTTVTEKGSVVLTC---HTNNTGTSFQWIF----NNQRLQVTKRMKLSW-----FNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCE 224
Cdd:cd05742     6 SPNAEPTVLPQGETLVLNCtanVNLNEVVDFQWTYpsekEGKLALLKPDIKVDWsepgeFVSTLTIPEATLKDSGTYTCA 85

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gi 2462568449 225 VSNPVSSN 232
Cdd:cd05742    86 ARSGVMKK 93

Immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain found in Leukocyte Ig-like receptors, Natural killer inhibitory receptors (KIRs) and similar domains; member of Immunoglobulin Constant-2 set of IgSF domains; The members here are composed of the first and second immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domains found in Leukocyte Ig-like receptors (LILRs), Natural killer inhibitory receptors (KIRs, also known as also known as cluster of differentiation (CD) 158), and similar proteins. This group includes LILRB1 (also known as LIR-1), LILRA5 (also known as LIR9), an activating natural cytotoxicity receptor NKp46, the immune-type receptor glycoprotein VI (GPVI), and the IgA-specific receptor Fc-alphaRI (also known as cluster of differentiation (CD) 89). LILRs are a family of immunoreceptors expressed on expressed on T and B cells, on monocytes, dendritic cells, and subgroups of natural killer (NK) cells. The human LILR family contains nine proteins (LILRA1-3, and 5, and LILRB1-5). From functional assays, and as the cytoplasmic domains of various LILRs, for example LILRB1, LILRB2 (also known as LIR-2), and LILRB3 (also known as LIR-3) contain immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs), it is thought that LIR proteins are inhibitory receptors. Of the eight LIR family proteins, only LILRB1, and LILRB2, show detectable binding to class I MHC molecules; ligands for the other members have yet to be determined. The extracellular portions of the different LIR proteins contain different numbers of Ig-like domains for example, four in the case of LILRB1, and LILRB2, and two in the case of LILRB4 (also known as LIR-5). The activating natural cytotoxicity receptor NKp46 is expressed in natural killer cells, and is organized as an extracellular portion having two Ig-like extracellular domains, a transmembrane domain, and a small cytoplasmic portion. GPVI, which also contains two Ig-like domains, participates in the processes of collagen-mediated platelet activation and arterial thrombus formation. Fc-alphaRI is expressed on monocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, and macrophages; it mediates IgA-induced immune effector responses such as phagocytosis, antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity and respiratory burst. Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs; also known as CD158 for human KIR) are transmembrane glycoproteins expressed by natural killer cells and subsets of T cells. KIRs are a family of highly polymorphic activating and inhibitory receptors that serve as key regulators of human NK cell function. The KIR proteins are classified by the number of extracellular immunoglobulin domains (2D or 3D) and by whether they have a long (L) or short (S) cytoplasmic domain. KIR proteins with the long cytoplasmic domain transduce inhibitory signals upon ligand binding via an immune tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM), while KIR proteins with the short cytoplasmic domain lack the ITIM motif and instead associate with the TYRO protein tyrosine kinase binding protein to transduce activating signals. The major ligands for KIR are MHC class I (HLA-A, -B or -C) molecules.

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gi 2462568449 155 QPSIQASSTTVTEKG-SVVLTCHTNNTGTSFQWIFN-NQRLQVTKRMKLSWFNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVS-S 231
Cdd:cd16843     1 KPFLSAEPSSVVPLGeNVTIRCQGPPEAVLFQLYKEgNSLSQGTVREKEPQNKAEFYIPHMDRNHAGRYRCRYRSGTLwS 80

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gi 2462568449 232 NRSDPLKLTV 241
Cdd:cd16843    81 EPSDPLELVV 90

Immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor(R); member of the I-set of IgSF domains; The members here are composed of the immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor(R). The VEGFRs have an extracellular component with seven Ig-like domains, a transmembrane segment, and an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain interrupted by a kinase-insert domain. The VEGFR family consists of three members, VEGFR-1 (also known as Flt-1), VEGFR-2 (also known as KDR or Flk-1) and VEGFR-3 (also known as Flt-4). VEGF_A interacts with both VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2. VEGFR-1 binds strongest to VEGF, VEGF-2 binds more weakly. VEGFR-3 appears not to bind VEGF, but binds other members of the VEGF family (VEGF-C and -D). VEGFRs bind VEGFs with high affinity with the IG-like domains. VEGF-A is important to the growth and maintenance of vascular endothelial cells and to the development of new blood- and lymphatic-vessels in physiological and pathological states. VEGFR-2 is a major mediator of the mitogenic, angiogenic and microvascular permeability-enhancing effects of VEGF-A. VEGFR-1 may play an inhibitory part in these processes by binding VEGF and interfering with its interaction with VEGFR-2. VEGFR-1 has a signaling role in mediating monocyte chemotaxis. VEGFR-2 and -1 may mediate a chemotactic and a survival signal in hematopoietic stem cells or leukemia cells. VEGFR-3 has been shown to be involved in tumor angiogenesis and growth.

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gi 2462568449 164 TVTEKgsVVLTC--HTN-NTGTSFQWIF----NNQRLQV-TKRMKLSW----FNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSN 227
Cdd:cd05862    14 LVGEK--LVLNCtaRTElNVGVDFQWDYpgkkEQRRASVrRRRKQQSSeateFSSTLTIDNVTLSDKGLYTCAASS 87

First immunoglobulin (Ig) domain of contactin; member of the I-set of (Ig) superfamily domains; The members here are composed of the first immunoglobulin (Ig) domain of contactins. Contactins are neural cell adhesion molecules and are comprised of six Ig domains followed by four fibronectin type III (FnIII) domains anchored to the membrane by glycosylphosphatidylinositol. The first four Ig domains form the intermolecular binding fragment, which arranges as a compact U-shaped module via contacts between Ig domains 1 and 4, and between Ig domains 2 and 3. Contactin-2 (TAG-1, axonin-1) may play a part in the neuronal processes of neurite outgrowth, axon guidance and fasciculation, and neuronal migration. This group also includes contactin-1 and contactin-5. The different contactins show different expression patterns in the central nervous system. During development and in adulthood, contactin-2 is transiently expressed in subsets of central and peripheral neurons. Contactin-5 is expressed specifically in the rat postnatal nervous system, peaking at about 3 weeks postnatal, and a lack of contactin-5 (NB-2) results in an impairment of neuronal activity in the rat auditory system. Contactin-5 is highly expressed in the adult human brain in the occipital lobe and in the amygdala. Contactin-1 is differentially expressed in tumor tissues and may, through a RhoA mechanism, facilitate invasion and metastasis of human lung adenocarcinoma. This group belongs to the I-set of IgSF domains.

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gi 2462568449 166 TEKGSVVLTCHTN-NTGTSFQWIFNNQRLQVTKRMKLSWFNHVLTI-DPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNRS 234
Cdd:cd04967    17 SDEKKVALNCRARaNPVPSYRWLMNGTEIDLESDYRYSLVDGTLVIsNPSKAKDAGHYQCLATNTVGSVLS 87

Third immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of the L1 cell adhesion molecule (CAM), and similar domains; The members here are composed of the third immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of the L1 cell adhesion molecule (CAM). L1 belongs to the L1 subfamily of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) and is comprised of an extracellular region having six Ig-like domains and five fibronectin type III domains, a transmembrane region and an intracellular domain. L1 is primarily expressed in the nervous system and is involved in its development and function. L1 is associated with an X-linked recessive disorder, X-linked hydrocephalus, MASA syndrome, and spastic paraplegia type 1, that involves abnormalities of axonal growth. This group also contains the chicken neuron-glia cell adhesion molecule, Ng-CAM and human neurofascin.

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gi 2462568449 160 ASSTTVTEKGSVVLTCHTNNTGT-SFQWIFNNQRLqVTKRMKLSWFNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNR 233
Cdd:cd05731     2 ESSTMVLRGGVLLLECIAEGLPTpDIRWIKLGGEL-PKGRTKFENFNKTLKIENVSEADSGEYQCTASNTMGSAR 75

First (N-terminal) immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of nectin-like molecule-3; member of the V-set of Ig superfamily (IgSF) domains; The members here are composed of the N-terminal immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of nectin-like molecule-3, Necl-3 (also known as cell adhesion molecule 2 (CADM2), SynCAM2, IGSF4D). Nectin-like molecules have similar domain structures to those of nectins. At least five nectin-like molecules have been identified (Necl-1 - Necl-5). They all have an extracellular region containing three Ig-like domains, a transmembrane region, and a cytoplasmic region. The N-terminal Ig-like domain of the extracellular region, belongs to the V-type subfamily of Ig domains, is essential to cell-cell adhesion, and plays a part in the interaction with the envelope glycoprotein D of various viruses. Necl-3 accumulates in central and peripheral nervous system tissue, and has been shown to selectively interact with oligodendrocytes.

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gi 2462568449 162 STTVTEKGSVVLTCHTN-NTGTSFQW--------IFNNQRLQVTKRMKL---SWFNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEV-SNP 228
Cdd:cd07701     6 NVTVVEGGTANLTCRVDqNDNTSLQWsnpaqqtlYFDDKKALRDNRIELvraSWHELSISISDVSLSDEGQYTCSLfTMP 85

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gi 2462568449 229 VSSNRS 234
Cdd:cd07701    86 VKTSKA 91

Second immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain in Robo (roundabout) receptors; member of the I-set of Ig superfamily (IgSF) domains; The members here are composed of the second immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain in Robo (roundabout) receptors. Robo receptors play a role in the development of the central nervous system (CNS), and are receptors of the Slit protein. Slit is a repellant secreted by the neural cells in the midline. Slit acts through Robo to prevent most neurons from crossing the midline from either side. Three mammalian Robo homologs (Robo1, Robo2, and Robo3), and three mammalian Slit homologs (Slit-1,Slit-2, Slit-3), have been identified. Commissural axons, which cross the midline, express low levels of Robo; longitudinal axons, which avoid the midline, express high levels of Robo. Robo1, Robo2, and Robo3 are expressed by commissural neurons in the vertebrate spinal cord and Slit-1, Slit-2, Slit-3 are expressed at the ventral midline. Robo-3 is a divergent member of the Robo family which instead of being a positive regulator of Slit responsiveness, antagonizes Slit responsiveness in precrossing axons. The Slit-Robo interaction is mediated by the second leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain of Slit and the two N-terminal Ig domains of Robo, Ig1 and Ig2. The primary Robo binding site for Slit-2 has been shown by surface plasmon resonance experiments and mutational analysis to be the Ig1 domain, while the Ig2 domain has been proposed to harbor a weak secondary binding site. This group belongs to the I-set of IgSF domains, having A-B-E-D strands in one beta-sheet and A'-G-F-C-C' in the other. Like the V-set Ig domains, members of the I-set have a discontinuous A strand, but lack a C" strand.

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gi 2462568449 208 LTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNRSDPLKLTV 241
Cdd:cd05724    54 LLIAEARKSDEGTYKCVATNMVGERESRAARLSV 87

agrin-responsive second immunoglobulin-like domains (Ig2) of the Muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) ectodomain; a member of the I-set of Ig superfamily domains; The members here are composed of the second immunoglobulin-like (Ig) domains of the Muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) ectodomain. MuSK is a receptor tyrosine kinase specifically expressed in skeletal muscle, where it plays a central role in the formation and maintenance of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). MuSK is activated by agrin, a neuron-derived heparan sulfate proteoglycan. The activation of MUSK in myotubes regulates the formation of NMJs through the regulation of different processes including the specific expression of genes in subsynaptic nuclei, the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and the clustering of the acetylcholine receptors (AChR) in the postsynaptic membrane. The Ig superfamily (IgSF) is a heterogenous group of proteins, built on a common fold comprised of a sandwich of two beta sheets. IgSF domains can be divided into 4 main classes based on their structures and sequences: the Variable (V), Constant 1 (C1), Constant 2 (C2), and Intermediate (I) sets. Unlike the V-set, one of the distinctive features of I-set domains is the lack of a C" strand. The structure of the MuSK lacks this strand and thus it belongs to the I-set of the IgSF. I-set domains are found in several cell adhesion molecules (such as VCAM, ICAM, and MADCAM), and are also present in numerous other diverse protein families, including several tyrosine-protein kinase receptors, the hemolymph protein hemolin, the muscle proteins titin, telokin, and twitchin, the neuronal adhesion molecule axonin-1, and the signaling molecule semaphorin 4D that is involved in axonal guidance, immune function and angiogenesis.

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gi 2462568449 164 TVTEKGSVVLTCHT-NNTGTSFQWIFNNQRLQVTKRMKLsWFNHVLTIDPIRQEDAGEYQCEVSNPVSSNRSDPLKLTVK 242
Cdd:cd20968    10 TIIEGLKAVLPCTTmGNPKPSVSWIKGDDLIKENNRIAV-LESGSLRIHNVQKEDAGQYRCVAKNSLGIAYSKPVTIEVE 88

Immunoglobulin V-Type;

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gi 2462568449   72 YSYGWYK---GKTVEpnqlIAAYVIDTHVRTPGPAYSGRETISPSGD-----LHFQNVTLEDTGYY 129
Cdd:smart00406  16 YYVSWVRqppGKGLE----WLGYIGSNGSSYYQESYKGRFTISKDTSkndvsLTISNLRVEDTGTY 77