| Gene Symbol | NEFH |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 4744 |
| Alt Symbol | NFH |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | neurofilament, heavy polypeptide |
| Other Description | 200 kDa neurofilament protein|NF-H|neurofilament heavy polypeptide|neurofilament triplet H protein|neurofilament, heavy polypeptide 200kDa |
| Swissprots | Q9UQ14 Q9UJS7 Q96HF8 B4DYY4 P12036 |
| Accessions | CAA33366 EAW59804 EAW59805 EAW59806 P12036 AA908662 AB020652 BAA74868 AF203032 AAF13722 AK302660 BAG63896 BC008648 AAH08648 BC073969 AAH73969 BE223015 BE782873 BG470629 BM686053 S66488 AAB28609 XM_011530200 XP_011528502 NM_021076 NP_066554 |
| Function | Neurofilaments usually contain three intermediate filament proteins: L, M, and H which are involved in the maintenance of neuronal caliber. NF-H has an important function in mature axons that is not subserved by the two smaller NF proteins. |
| Top Pathways | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) |