Gene Symbol | CSPG4 |
Entrez Gene ID | 1464 |
Full Name | chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 |
Synonyms | HMW-MAA,MCSP,MCSPG,MEL-CSPG,MSK16,NG2 |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | A human melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan plays a role in stabilizing cell-substratum interactions during early events of melanoma cell spreading on endothelial basement membranes. CSPG4 represents an integral membrane chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan expressed by human malignant melanoma cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. |
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