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Facts about Versican core protein.
Binds hyaluronic acid. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | VCAN |
Uniprot: | P13611 |
Entrez: | 1462 |
Belongs to: |
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aggrecan/versican proteoglycan family |
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 2WGN; Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core protein 2; CSPG2; CSPG2DKFZp686K06110; ERVR; GHAP; Glial hyaluronate-binding protein; Large fibroblast proteoglycan; PG-M; PG-MWGN1; VCAN; versican core protein; versican proteoglycan; Versican
Mass (kDA):
372.82 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 5q14.2-q14.3 |
Sequence: | 5; NC_000005.10 (83471674..83582303) |
Cerebral white matter and plasma. Isoform V0 and isoform V1 are expressed in normal brain, gliomas, medulloblastomas, schwannomas, neurofibromas, and meningiomas. Isoform V2 is restricted to normal brain and gliomas. Isoform V3 is found in all these tissues except medulloblastomas.
Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix. Cell projection, cilium, photoreceptor outer segment. Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix, interphotoreceptor matrix.
PMID: 2583089 by Zimmermann D.R., et al. Multiple domains of the large fibroblast proteoglycan, versican.
PMID: 7806529 by Dours-Zimmermann M.T., et al. A novel glycosaminoglycan attachment domain identified in two alternative splice variants of human versican.
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