Contactin Associated Protein Like Protein 5 (CNTNAP5)

CNTNAP5 belongs to the neurexin family, members of which function in the vertebrate nervous system as cell adhesion molecules and receptors. This protein, like other neurexin proteins, contains epidermal growth factor repeats and laminin G domains. In addition, it includes an F5/8 type C domain, discoidin/neuropilin- and fibrinogen-like domains, and thrombospondin N-terminal-like domains.The deduced human protein shares 82 to 85% sequence identity with the mouse proteins. The human and mouse proteins contain an N-terminal signal peptide followed by a discoidin domain, 4 laminin G (LNS) domains, 2 EGF-like domains, a possible fibrinogen-related domain, a transmembrane domain, and a short C-terminal cytoplasmic sequence.