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ACAN localizations

ACAN [ENSP00000387356]

Aggrecan core protein 2; This proteoglycan is a major component of extracellular matrix of cartilagenous tissues. A major function of this protein is to resist compression in cartilage. It binds avidly to hyaluronic acid via an N-terminal globular region.

Synonyms:  ACAN,  A0A087X1T7,  H0YK70,  H0YMF1,  P16112 ...

Linkouts:  STRING  Pharos  UniProt  OMIM

Extracellular space Cytosol Plasma membrane Cytoskeleton Lysosome Endosome Peroxisome ER Golgi Apparatus Nucleus Mitochondrion 0 1 2 3 4 5 Confidence

The subcellular localizations are derived from database annotations, automatic text mining of the biomedical literature, and sequence-based predictions. The confidence of each association is signified by stars, where ★★★★★ is the highest confidence and ★☆☆☆☆ is the lowest.

Developed by Janos Binder, Sune Frankild, Kalliopi Tsafou, Christian Stolte, Sean O'Donoghue, Reinhard Schneider, and Lars Juhl Jensen from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR), the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).