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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01716
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7058
Name CD44 antigen
Synonyms
  1. CD44 antigen
  2. CDw44
  3. ECMR-III
  4. Epican
  5. Extracellular matrix receptor III
  6. GP90 lymphocyte homing/adhesion receptor
  7. HUTCH-I
  8. Heparan sulfate proteoglycan
  9. Hermes antigen
  10. Hyaluronate receptor
  11. PGP-1
  12. PGP-I
  13. Phagocytic glycoprotein 1
  14. Phagocytic glycoprotein I
Gene Name CD44
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in binding
Specific Function Receptor for hyaluronic acid (HA). Mediates cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions through its affinity for HA, and possibly also through its affinity for other ligands such as osteopontin, collagens, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Adhesion with HA plays an important role in cell migration, tumor growth and progression. Also involved in lymphocyte activation, recirculation and homing, and in hematopoiesis. Altered expression or dysfunction causes numerous pathogenic phenotypes. Great protein heterogeneity due to numerous alternative splicing and post-translational modification events
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
membrane
cell part
Function
binding
pattern binding
polysaccharide binding
glycosaminoglycan binding
hyaluronic acid binding
Process
cell adhesion
cellular process
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Single-pass type I membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 11p13
SNPs CD44
Gene Sequence
>2229 bp
ATGGACAAGTTTTGGTGGCACGCAGCCTGGGGACTCTGCCTCGTGCCGCTGAGCCTGGCG
CAGATCGATTTGAATATAACCTGCCGCTTTGCAGGTGTATTCCACGTGGAGAAAAATGGT
CGCTACAGCATCTCTCGGACGGAGGCCGCTGACCTCTGCAAGGCTTTCAATAGCACCTTG
CCCACAATGGCCCAGATGGAGAAAGCTCTGAGCATCGGATTTGAGACCTGCAGGTATGGG
TTCATAGAAGGGCATGTGGTGATTCCCCGGATCCACCCCAACTCCATCTGTGCAGCAAAC
AACACAGGGGTGTACATCCTCACATACAACACCTCCCAGTATGACACATATTGCTTCAAT
GCTTCAGCTCCACCTGAAGAAGATTGTACATCAGTCACAGACCTGCCCAATGCCTTTGAT
GGACCAATTACCATAACTATTGTTAACCGTGATGGCACCCGCTATGTCCAGAAAGGAGAA
TACAGAACGAATCCTGAAGACATCTACCCCAGCAACCCTACTGATGATGACGTGAGCAGC
GGCTCCTCCAGTGAAAGGAGCAGCACTTCAGGAGGTTACATCTTTTACACCTTTTCTACT
GTACACCCCATCCCAGACGAAGACAGTCCCTGGATCACCGACAGCACAGACAGAATCCCT
GCTACCACTTTGATGAGCACTAGTGCTACAGCAACTGAGACAGCAACCAAGAGGCAAGAA
GCCTGGGATTGGTTTTCATGGTTGTTTCTACCATCAGAGTCAAAGAATCATCTTCACACA
ACAACACAAATGGCTGGTACGTCTTCAAATACCATCTCAGCAGGCTGGGAGCCAAATGAA
GAAAATGAAGATGAAAGAGACAGACACCTCAGTTTTTCTGGATCAGGCATTGATGATGAT
GAAGATTTTATCTCCAGCACCATTTCAACCACACCACGGGCCTTTGACCACACAAAACAG
AACCAGGACTGGACCCAGTGGAACCCAAGCCATTCAAATCCGGAAGTGCTACTTCAGACA
ACCACAAGGATGACTGATGTAGACAGAAATGGCACCACTGCTTATGAAGGAAACTGGAAC
CCAGAAGCACACCCTCCCCTCATTCACCATGAGCATCATGAGGAAGAAGAGACCCCACAT
TCTACAAGCACAATCCAGGCAACTCCTAGTAGTACAACGGAAGAAACAGCTACCCAGAAG
GAACAGTGGTTTGGCAACAGATGGCATGAGGGATATCGCCAAACACCCAGAGAAGACTCC
CATTCGACAACAGGGACAGCTGCAGCCTCAGCTCATACCAGCCATCCAATGCAAGGAAGG
ACAACACCAAGCCCAGAGGACAGTTCCTGGACTGATTTCTTCAACCCAATCTCACACCCC
ATGGGACGAGGTCATCAAGCAGGAAGAAGGATGGATATGGACTCCAGTCATAGTACAACG
CTTCAGCCTACTGCAAATCCAAACACAGGTTTGGTGGAAAATTTGGACAGGACAGGACCT
CTTTCAATGACAACGCAGCAGAGTAATTCTCAGAGCTTCTCTACATCACATGAAGGCTTG
GAAGAAGATAAAGACCATCCAACAACTTCTACTCTGACATCAAGCAATAGGAATGATGTC
ACAGGTGGAAGAAGAGACCCAAATCATTCTGAAGGCTCAACTACTTTACTGGAAGGTTAT
ACCTCTCATTACCCACACACGAAGGAAAGCAGGACCTTCATCCCAGTGACCTCAGCTAAG
ACTGGGTCCTTTGGAGTTACTGCAGTTACTGTTGGAGATTCCAACTCTAATGTCAATCGT
TCCTTATCAGGAGACCAAGACACATTCCACCCCAGTGGGGGGTCCCATACCACTCATGGA
TCTGAATCAGATGGACACTCACATGGGAGTCAAGAAGGTGGAGCAAACACAACCTCTGGT
CCTATAAGGACACCCCAAATTCCAGAATGGCTGATCATCTTGGCATCCCTCTTGGCCTTG
GCTTTGATTCTTGCAGTTTGCATTGCAGTCAACAGTCGAAGAAGGTGTGGGCAGAAGAAA
AAGCTAGTGATCAACAGTGGCAATGGAGCTGTGGAGGACAGAAAGCCAAGTGGACTCAAC
GGAGAGGCCAGCAAGTCTCAGGAAATGGTGCATTTGGTGAACAAGGAGTCGTCAGAAACT
CCAGACCAGTTTATGACAGCTGATGAGACAAGGAACCTGCAGAATGTGGACATGAAGATT
GGGGTGTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 742
Molecular Weight 81537.0
Theoretical pI 5.0
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-20
Transmembrane Regions
  • 650-670
Protein Sequence
>CD44 antigen
MDKFWWHAAWGLCLVPLSLAQIDLNITCRFAGVFHVEKNGRYSISRTEAADLCKAFNSTL
PTMAQMEKALSIGFETCRYGFIEGHVVIPRIHPNSICAANNTGVYILTSNTSQYDTYCFN
ASAPPEEDCTSVTDLPNAFDGPITITIVNRDGTRYVQKGEYRTNPEDIYPSNPTDDDVSS
GSSSERSSTSGGYIFYTFSTVHPIPDEDSPWITDSTDRIPATTLMSTSATATETATKRQE
TWDWFSWLFLPSESKNHLHTTTQMAGTSSNTISAGWEPNEENEDERDRHLSFSGSGIDDD
EDFISSTISTTPRAFDHTKQNQDWTQWNPSHSNPEVLLQTTTRMTDVDRNGTTAYEGNWN
PEAHPPLIHHEHHEEEETPHSTSTIQATPSSTTEETATQKEQWFGNRWHEGYRQTPKEDS
HSTTGTAAASAHTSHPMQGRTTPSPEDSSWTDFFNPISHPMGRGHQAGRRMDMDSSHSIT
LQPTANPNTGLVEDLDRTGPLSMTTQQSNSQSFSTSHEGLEEDKDHPTTSTLTSSNRNDV
TGGRRDPNHSEGSTTLLEGYTSHYPHTKESRTFIPVTSAKTGSFGVTAVTVGDSNSNVNR
SLSGDQDTFHPSGGSHTTHGSESDGHSHGSQEGGANTTSGPIRTPQIPEWLIILASLLAL
ALILAVCIAVNSRRRCGQKKKLVINSGNGAVEDRKPSGLNGEASKSQEMVHLVNKESSET
PDQFMTADETRNLQNVDMKIGV
GenBank ID Protein 6491739
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P16070
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CD44_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AJ251595
GeneCard ID CD44
GenAtlas ID CD44
HGNC ID HGNC:1681
References
General References
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