Hmcn1

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hemicentin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HMCN1 gene.This gene encodes a large extracellular member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. A similar protein in C. elegans forms long, fine tracks at specific extracellular sites that are involved in many processes such as stabilization of the germline syncytium, anchorage of mechanosensory neurons to the epidermis, and organization of hemidesmosomes in the epidermis.