Gene:
nestin
Gene ID:
196722
Symbol:
NES
Species:
1000
Description:
Nestin is an intermediate filament protein that was first identified with a monoclonal antibody by Hockfield and McKay (1985). It is expressed predominantly in stem cells of the central nervous system in the neural tube. Upon terminal neural differentiation, nestin is downregulated and replaced by neurofilaments.[supplied by OMIM]