VCAN

VCAN

Identifiers

VCAN, CSPG2, ERVR, GHAP, PG-M, WGN, WGN1, versican

External IDs

MGI: 102889 HomoloGene: 3228 GeneCards: VCAN

Gene ontology
Molecular function	• calcium ion binding • glycosaminoglycan binding • protein binding • carbohydrate binding • extracellular matrix structural constituent • hyaluronic acid binding
Cellular component	• membrane • extracellular matrix • extracellular region • lysosomal lumen • Golgi lumen • extracellular space • proteinaceous extracellular matrix • endoplasmic reticulum lumen • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
Biological process	• glycosaminoglycan metabolic process • skeletal system development • cell recognition • chondroitin sulfate biosynthetic process • extracellular matrix organization • multicellular organism development • central nervous system development • cell adhesion • osteoblast differentiation • chondroitin sulfate catabolic process • dermatan sulfate biosynthetic process • glial cell migration • post-translational protein modification • cellular protein metabolic process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO

RNA expression pattern

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More reference expression data

Orthologs

Species

Human

Mouse


1462


13003


ENSG00000038427


ENSMUSG00000021614


P13611 Q86W61


Q62059

RefSeq (mRNA)


NM_004385 NM_001126336 NM_001164097 NM_001164098


NM_001081249 NM_001134474 NM_001134475 NM_019389 NM_172955

RefSeq (protein)


NP_001119808 NP_001157569 NP_001157570 NP_004376 NP_001119808.1


n/a

Location (UCSC)

Chr 5: 83.47 – 83.58 Mb

Chr 13: 89.66 – 89.74 Mb

PubMed search

ENSG00000038427

ENSMUSG00000021614

NM_004385
NM_001126336
NM_001164097
NM_001164098

NM_001081249
NM_001134474
NM_001134475
NM_019389
NM_172955

NP_001119808
NP_001157569
NP_001157570
NP_004376
NP_001119808.1

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