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Facts about Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein.
Potent suppressor of apoptosis in both primary chondrocytes and transformed cells. Suppresses apoptosis by blocking the activation of caspase-3 and by inducing the IAP family of survival proteins (BIRC3, BIRC2, BIRC5 and XIAP).
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Gene Name: | COMP |
Uniprot: | P49747 |
Entrez: | 1311 |
Belongs to: |
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thrombospondin family |
cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (pseudoachondroplasia, epiphyseal dysplasia1, multiple); cartilage oligomeric matrix protein; cartilage oligomeric matrix protein(pseudoachondroplasia, epiphyseal dysplasia1, multiple); COMP; EDM1; EPD1; MED; MEDMGC131819; MGC149768; PSACH; pseudoachondroplasia (epiphyseal dysplasia 1, multiple); THBS5; Thrombospondin5; Thrombospondin-5; TSP5
Mass (kDA):
82.86 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 19p13.11 |
Sequence: | 19; NC_000019.10 (18782773..18791305, complement) |
Abundantly expressed in the chondrocyte extracellular matrix, and is also found in bone, tendon, ligament and synovium and blood vessels. Increased amounts are produced during late stages of osteoarthritis in the area adjacent to the main defect.
Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.
PMID: 7713493 by Newton G., et al. Characterization of human and mouse cartilage oligomeric matrix protein.
PMID: 7670472 by Briggs M.D., et al. Pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia due to mutations in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein gene.
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