Rat Neuroligin 1/NLGN1 Biotinylated Antibody

Neuroligin 1 (neurexin ligand 1; also NL1) is a 116 kDa member of the type-B carboxyesterase/lipase family of proteins. It is postsynaptically expressed on neurons and initiates excitatory presynapse maturation through binding to a select isoform of beta -neurexin. Mature rat NL1 is 798 amino acids (aa) in length. It is expressed as a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that contains a 652 aa extracellular domain (ECD) (aa 46‑697) and a 125 aa cytoplasmic tail. The ECD possesses a nonfunctional esterase homology domain (aa 54‑612). Rat NL1 has at least three alternate splice forms. One shows a deletion of aa 165‑184 plus aa 298‑306, while the remaining two show deletions of either aa 165‑184, or aa 298‑306, respectively. Rat ECD shares 97% and 93% aa identity with mouse and human NL1 CED, respectively.