Tenascin M3 (TENM3)

ODZ3 expression in adult and fetal brain, slightly lower levels in testis and ovary, and intermediate levels in all other peripheral tissues examined. Expression was high in all specific brain regions examined, with highest levels in amygdala and caudate nucleus, followed by thalamus and subthalamic nucleus.The predicted 2,705-amino acid protein contains a putative N-terminal signal peptide, followed by 8 contiguous EGF-like repeats, a transmembrane domain, and an 1,800-amino acid stretch homologous to other ODZ proteins.Odz3 expression in early mouse embryos and in adult brain and testis, but not in spleen or liver. In situ hybridization of mouse embryos showed that Odz3 was primarily expressed in the nervous system.