Neurotrophin-3
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"NT3" redirects here. For the Microsoft operating system, see Windows NT 3.
Neurotrophin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NTF3 gene.[5][6]
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The protein encoded by this gene, NT-3, is a neurotrophic factor in the NGF (Nerve Growth Factor) family of neurotrophins. It is a protein growth factor which has activity on certain neurons of the peripheral and central nervous system; it helps to support the survival and differentiation of existing neurons, and encourages the growth and differentiation of new neurons and synapses. NT-3 was the third neurotrophic factor to be characterized, after nerve growth factor (NGF) and BDNF (Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor).[7]