"Semaphorin-3A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The prototypical and most well-studied member of the semaphorin family. Semaphorin-3A is an axon-repulsive guidance cue for migrating neurons in the developing nervous system. It has so far been found only in vertebrates, and binds to NEUROPILIN-1/plexin complex receptors on growth cones. Like other class 3 semaphorins, it is a secreted protein.
| Descriptor ID |
D040121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.923.374 D12.776.467.923.374 D23.529.923.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Semaphorin-3A- Semaphorin-3A
- Sem D
- Semaphorin D
- Collapsin-1
- Collapsin 1
- Sema3A
- Semaphorin 3A
- Collapsing Factor
- Collapsin
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