Nerve growth factor receptor contains an extracellular domain containing four 40-amino acid repeats with 6 cysteine residues at conserved positions followed by a serine/threonine-rich region, a single transmembrane domain, and a 155-amino acid cytoplasmic domain. The cysteine-rich region contains the nerve growth factor binding domain. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in humans and rats demonstrated that the NGFR is a gene involved in lipid metabolism regulation and is regulated by mechanical stress, as its expression was associated with low mechanical force signaling in bulk RNA sequencing of fibroblasts cultured on substrates of varying stiffness [Yin et al. DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114760]. In human corpus cavernosum, the NGFR was identified as a gene marker for spatial localization of fibroblasts, specifically identifying the FB6 cluster coating NEFL+ cells [Zhao et al. DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-31950-9].