Annotated protein:Cell adhesion molecule 1 (Immunoglobulin superfamily member 4) (IgSF4) (Nectin-like protein 2) (NECL-2) (Spermatogenic immunoglobulin superfamily) (SgIgSF) (Synaptic cell adhesion molecule) (SynCAM) (Tumor suppressor in lung cancer 1) (TSLC-1). Gene symbol: CADM1. Taxonomy: Mus musculus (Mouse). Uniprot ID: Q8R5M8
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SynGO gene info:SynGO data @ CADM1
Ontology domain:Cellular Component
SynGO term:integral component of postsynaptic membrane (GO:0099055)
Synapse type(s):hippocampus
Schaffer collateral synapse (CA3->CA1)
Annotated paper:Perez de Arce K, et al. "Topographic Mapping of the Synaptic Cleft into Adhesive Nanodomains" Neuron. 2015 Dec 16;88(6):1165-1172 PMID:26687224
Figure(s):Fig 2, Fig 3
Annotation description:SynCAM 1 marks the edge of the synaptic cleft and approximately 70% of the SynCAM 1 protein that is in synaptic membranes is present in the postsynaptic membrane. A smaller fraction of the protein is presynaptically localized.

6/3/2017 Pim
- localization of SynCAM1 in the postsynaptic membrane can be inferred from its TM domain.
Evidence tracking, Biological System:Intact tissue
Cultured neurons
Evidence tracking, Protein Targeting:Antibody (detection)
Evidence tracking, Experiment Assay:Electron Microscopy
Super resolution
Annotator(s):Tony Cijsouw (ORCID:0000-0003-0912-1514)
Thomas Biederer (ORCID:0000-0002-3670-7863)
Lab:Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
SynGO annotation ID:231
Dataset release (version):20231201
View annotation as GO-CAM model:Gene Ontology