ncam-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable cell-cell adhesion mediator activity. Predicted to be involved in axon guidance; dendrite self-avoidance; and homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules. Predicted to be located in axon and plasma membrane. Expressed in several structures, including GLR; germ line; neurons; somatic nervous system; and spermatheca. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including brain glioblastoma multiforme; carcinoma (multiple); and insulinoma. Is an ortholog of human NCAM1 (neural cell adhesion molecule 1) and NCAM2 (neural cell adhesion molecule 2).