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Rabbit Anti-Neuroglycan C/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Neuroglycan C is a brain-specific chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG) implicated in the proliferation of neural stem and progenitor cells. Neuro-glycan C is a single-pass membrane protein that can manifest as a part-time proteoglycan depending on the tissue expressing it. In its proteoglycan form, Neuroglycan C exhibits chondroitin sulfate glycans and functions as a receptor for midkine, a growth factor that binds heparin, to affect cytoskeletal changes. By means of ectodomain shedding, the ectodomain of Neuroglycan C is able to enhance neurite outgrowth from neurons. Neurite growth stimulation is affected by both an EGF-like and an acidic amino acid domain found on the shed ectodomain. Both domains instigate neurite growth, however, these domains exhibit differing functionality as to number of neurites produced and neuron types stimulated.
Function:
May function as a growth and differentiation factor involved in neuritogenesis. May induce ERBB3 activation.
Subunit:
Binds TNR and probably TNC (By similarity). Interacts with ERBB3 and GOPC.
Subcellular Location:
Cell membrane. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Golgi apparatus membrane. In neurons, localizes to synaptic junctions (By similarity). Also detected in the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi (By similarity). Partially enriched in lipid rafts.
Tissue Specificity:
Restricted to brain (at protein level).
Post-translational modifications:
O-glycosylated; contains chondroitin sulfate glycans. Part-time proteoglycan, expressed in part as a proteoglycan exhibiting chondroitin sulfate glycans and in part as a non-proteoglycan form. The relative amount of both forms depends on tissues and tissues maturation.
Phosphorylated; in intracellular and extracellular parts.
Similarity:
Contains 1 EGF-like domain.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 10675 Human
Entrez Gene: 29873 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 50568 Rat
Omim: 606775 Human
SwissProt: O95196 Human
SwissProt: Q49AA8 Human
SwissProt: Q71M36 Mouse
SwissProt: Q9ERQ6 Rat
Unigene: 45127 Human
Unigene: 38496 Mouse
Unigene: 10146 Rat
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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