NameNeurocan core protein
Synonyms
  • Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 3
  • CSPG3
  • NEUR
Gene NameNCAN
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020772|Neurocan core protein
MGAPFVWALGLLMLQMLLFVAGEQGTQDITDASERGLHMQKLGSGSVQAALAELVALPCL
FTLQPRPSAARDAPRIKWTKVRTASGQRQDLPILVAKDNVVRVAKSWQGRVSLPSYPRRR
ANATLLLGPLRASDSGLYRCQVVRGIEDEQDLVPLEVTGVVFHYRSARDRYALTFAEAQE
ACRLSSAIIAAPRHLQAAFEDGFDNCDAGWLSDRTVRYPITQSRPGCYGDRSSLPGVRSY
GRRNPQELYDVYCFARELGGEVFYVGPARRLTLAGARAQCRRQGAALASVGQLHLAWHEG
LDQCDPGWLADGSVRYPIQTPRRRCGGPAPGVRTVYRFANRTGFPSPAERFDAYCFRAHH
PTSQHGDLETPSSGDEGEILSAEGPPVRELEPTLEEEEVVTPDFQEPLVSSGEEETLILE
EKQESQQTLSPTPGDPMLASWPTGEVWLSTVAPSPSDMGAGTAASSHTEVAPTDPMPRRR
GRFKGLNGRYFQQQEPEPGLQGGMEASAQPPTSEAAVNQMEPPLAMAVTEMLGSGQSRSP
WADLTNEVDMPGAGSAGGKSSPEPWLWPPTMVPPSISGHSRAPVLELEKAEGPSARPATP
DLFWSPLEATVSAPSPAPWEAFPVATSPDLPMMAMLRGPKEWMLPHPTPISTEANRVEAH
GEATATAPPSPAAETKVYSLPLSLTPTGQGGEAMPTTPESPRADFRETGETSPAQVNKAE
HSSSSPWPSVNRNVAVGFVPTETATEPTGLRGIPGSESGVFDTAESPTSGLQATVDEVQD
PWPSVYSKGLDASSPSAPLGSPGVFLVPKVTPNLEPWVATDEGPTVNPMDSTVTPAPSDA
SGIWEPGSQVFEEAESTTLSPQVALDTSIVTPLTTLEQGDKVGVPAMSTLGSSSSQPHPE
PEDQVETQGTSGASVPPHQSSPLGKPAVPPGTPTAASVGESASVSSGEPTVPWDPSSTLL
PVTLGIEDFELEVLAGSPGVESFWEEVASGEEPALPGTPMNAGAEEVHSDPCENNPCLHG
GTCNANGTMYGCSCDQGFAGENCEIDIDDCLCSPCENGGTCIDEVNGFVCLCLPSYGGSF
CEKDTEGCDRGWHKFQGHCYRYFAHRRAWEDAEKDCRRRSGHLTSVHSPEEHSFINSFGH
ENTWIGLNDRIVERDFQWTDNTGLQFENWRENQPDNFFAGGEDCVVMVAHESGRWNDVPC
NYNLPYVCKKGTVLCGPPPAVENASLIGARKAKYNVHATVRYQCNEGFAQHHVATIRCRS
NGKWDRPQIVCTKPRRSHRMRRHHHHHQHHHQHHHHKSRKERRKHKKHPTEDWEKDEGNF
C
Number of residues1321
Molecular Weight143092.14
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • calcium ion binding
  • carbohydrate binding
  • hyaluronic acid binding
Processes
  • chondroitin sulfate biosynthetic process
  • cell adhesion
  • chondroitin sulfate catabolic process
  • dermatan sulfate biosynthetic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • carbohydrate metabolic process
  • axon guidance
  • extracellular matrix organization
  • skeletal system development
  • glycosaminoglycan metabolic process
  • central nervous system development
  • chondroitin sulfate metabolic process
Components
  • extracellular region
  • Golgi lumen
  • lysosomal lumen
  • proteinaceous extracellular matrix
General FunctionHyaluronic acid binding
Specific FunctionMay modulate neuronal adhesion and neurite growth during development by binding to neural cell adhesion molecules (NG-CAM and N-CAM). Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan; binds to hyaluronic acid.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDO14594
UniProtKB Entry NameNCAN_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020773|Neurocan core protein (NCAN)
ATGGGGGCCCCGTTTGTCTGGGCCTTGGGCCTTTTGATGCTGCAGATGCTGCTCTTTGTG
GCTGGGGAACAGGGCACACAGGATATCACCGATGCCAGCGAAAGGGGGCTCCACATGCAG
AAGCTGGGGTCTGGGTCAGTGCAGGCTGCGCTGGCGGAGCTGGTGGCCCTGCCCTGTCTC
TTTACCCTGCAGCCACGGCCAAGCGCAGCCCGAGATGCCCCTCGGATAAAGTGGACCAAG
GTGCGGACTGCGTCGGGCCAGCGACAGGACTTGCCCATCCTGGTGGCCAAGGACAATGTC
GTGAGGGTGGCCAAAAGCTGGCAGGGACGAGTGTCACTGCCTTCCTACCCCCGGCGCCGA
GCCAACGCCACGCTACTTCTGGGGCCACTGAGGGCCAGTGACTCTGGGCTGTACCGCTGC
CAGGTGGTGAGGGGCATCGAGGATGAGCAGGACCTGGTGCCCTTGGAGGTGACAGGTGTT
GTGTTCCACTACCGATCAGCCCGGGACCGCTATGCACTGACCTTCGCTGAGGCCCAGGAG
GCCTGCCGTCTCAGCTCAGCCATCATTGCAGCCCCTCGGCATCTACAGGCTGCCTTTGAG
GATGGCTTTGACAACTGTGATGCTGGCTGGCTCTCTGACCGCACTGTTCGGTATCCTATC
ACCCAGTCCCGTCCTGGTTGCTATGGCGACCGTAGCAGCCTTCCAGGGGTTCGGAGCTAT
GGGAGGCGCAACCCACAGGAACTCTACGATGTGTATTGCTTTGCCCGGGAGCTGGGGGGC
GAGGTCTTCTACGTGGGCCCGGCCCGCCGCCTGACACTGGCCGGCGCGCGTGCACAGTGC
CGCCGCCAGGGTGCCGCGCTGGCCTCGGTGGGACAGCTGCACCTGGCCTGGCATGAGGGC
CTGGACCAGTGCGACCCGGGCTGGCTGGCCGACGGCAGCGTGCGCTACCCGATCCAGACG
CCGCGCCGGCGCTGCGGGGGCCCAGCCCCGGGCGTGCGCACCGTCTACCGCTTCGCTAAC
CGGACCGGCTTCCCCTCACCCGCCGAGCGCTTCGACGCCTACTGCTTCCGAGCTCATCAC
CCCACGTCACAACATGGAGACCTAGAGACCCCATCCTCTGGGGATGAGGGGGAGATTCTG
TCAGCAGAGGGGCCCCCAGTTAGAGAACTGGAGCCCACCCTGGAGGAGGAAGAGGTGGTC
ACCCCTGACTTCCAGGAGCCTCTGGTGTCCAGTGGGGAAGAAGAAACCCTGATTTTGGAG
GAGAAGCAGGAGTCTCAACAGACCCTCAGCCCTACCCCTGGGGACCCCATGCTGGCCTCA
TGGCCCACTGGGGAAGTGTGGCTAAGCACGGTGGCCCCCAGCCCTAGCGACATGGGGGCA
GGCACTGCAGCAAGTTCACACACGGAGGTGGCCCCAACTGACCCTATGCCTAGGAGAAGG
GGGCGCTTCAAAGGGTTGAATGGGCGCTACTTCCAGCAGCAGGAACCGGAGCCGGGGCTG
CAAGGGGGGATGGAGGCCAGCGCCCAGCCCCCCACCTCAGAGGCTGCAGTGAACCAAATG
GAGCCTCCGTTGGCCATGGCAGTCACAGAGATGTTGGGCAGTGGCCAGAGCCGGAGCCCC
TGGGCTGATCTGACCAATGAGGTGGATATGCCTGGAGCTGGTTCTGCTGGTGGCAAGAGC
TCCCCAGAGCCCTGGCTGTGGCCCCCTACCATGGTCCCACCCAGCATCTCAGGCCACAGC
AGGGCCCCTGTCCTGGAGCTAGAGAAAGCCGAGGGCCCCAGTGCCAGGCCAGCCACCCCA
GACCTGTTTTGGTCCCCCTTGGAGGCCACTGTCTCAGCTCCCAGCCCTGCCCCCTGGGAG
GCATTCCCTGTGGCCACCTCCCCAGATCTCCCTATGATGGCCATGCTGCGTGGTCCCAAA
GAGTGGATGCTACCACACCCCACCCCCATCTCCACCGAGGCCAATAGAGTTGAGGCACAT
GGTGAGGCCACCGCCACGGCTCCACCCTCCCCTGCTGCAGAGACCAAGGTGTATTCCCTG
CCTCTCTCTTTGACCCCAACAGGACAGGGTGGAGAGGCCATGCCCACAACACCTGAGTCC
CCCAGGGCAGACTTCAGAGAAACTGGGGAGACCAGCCCTGCTCAGGTCAACAAAGCTGAG
CACTCCAGCTCCAGCCCATGGCCTTCTGTAAACAGGAATGTGGCTGTAGGTTTTGTCCCC
ACTGAGACTGCCACTGAGCCAACGGGCCTCAGGGGTATCCCGGGGTCTGAGTCTGGGGTC
TTCGACACAGCAGAAAGCCCCACTTCTGGCTTGCAGGCCACTGTAGATGAGGTGCAGGAC
CCCTGGCCCTCAGTGTACAGCAAAGGGCTGGATGCAAGTTCCCCATCTGCCCCCCTGGGG
AGCCCTGGAGTCTTCTTGGTACCCAAAGTCACCCCAAATTTGGAGCCTTGGGTTGCTACA
GATGAAGGACCCACTGTGAATCCCATGGATTCCACAGTCACGCCGGCCCCCAGTGATGCT
AGTGGAATTTGGGAACCTGGATCCCAGGTGTTTGAAGAAGCCGAAAGCACCACCTTGAGC
CCTCAGGTGGCCCTGGATACAAGCATTGTGACGCCCCTCACGACCCTGGAGCAGGGGGAC
AAGGTTGGAGTTCCAGCCATGTCTACACTGGGCTCCTCAAGCTCCCAACCCCACCCAGAG
CCAGAGGATCAGGTGGAGACCCAGGGAACATCAGGAGCTTCAGTGCCTCCGCATCAGAGC
AGTCCCCTAGGGAAACCGGCTGTTCCTCCTGGGACACCGACTGCAGCCAGTGTGGGCGAG
TCTGCCTCAGTTTCCTCAGGGGAGCCTACGGTACCGTGGGACCCCTCCAGCACCCTGCTG
CCTGTCACCCTGGGCATAGAGGACTTCGAACTGGAGGTCCTGGCAGGGAGCCCGGGTGTA
GAGAGCTTCTGGGAGGAGGTGGCAAGTGGAGAGGAGCCAGCCCTGCCAGGGACCCCTATG
AATGCAGGTGCGGAGGAGGTGCACTCAGATCCCTGTGAGAACAACCCTTGTCTTCATGGA
GGGACATGTAATGCCAATGGCACCATGTATGGCTGTAGCTGTGATCAGGGCTTCGCCGGG
GAGAACTGTGAGATTGACATTGATGACTGCCTCTGCAGCCCCTGTGAGAATGGAGGCACC
TGTATTGATGAGGTCAATGGCTTTGTCTGCCTTTGCCTCCCCAGCTATGGGGGCAGCTTT
TGTGAGAAAGACACCGAGGGCTGTGACCGCGGCTGGCATAAGTTCCAGGGCCACTGTTAC
CGCTATTTTGCCCACCGGAGGGCATGGGAAGATGCCGAGAAGGACTGCCGCCGCCGCTCC
GGCCACCTGACCAGCGTCCACTCACCGGAGGAACACAGCTTCATTAATAGCTTTGGGCAT
GAAAACACGTGGATCGGCCTGAACGACAGGATCGTGGAGAGAGATTTCCAGTGGACGGAC
AACACCGGGCTGCAATTTGAGAACTGGCGAGAGAACCAGCCGGACAATTTCTTCGCGGGT
GGCGAGGACTGTGTGGTGATGGTGGCGCATGAAAGCGGGCGCTGGAACGATGTCCCCTGC
AACTACAACCTACCCTATGTCTGCAAGAAGGGCACAGTGCTCTGTGGTCCCCCTCCGGCA
GTGGAGAATGCCTCACTCATCGGTGCCCGCAAGGCCAAGTACAATGTCCATGCCACTGTA
AGGTACCAGTGCAATGAAGGATTTGCCCAGCACCATGTGGCCACCATTCGATGCCGGAGC
AATGGCAAGTGGGACAGGCCCCAAATTGTCTGCACCAAACCCAGACGTTCACATCGGATG
CGGCGACACCACCACCACCACCAACACCACCACCAGCATCACCACCACAAATCCCGCAAG
GAGCGCAGAAAACACAAGAAACACCCAACGGAGGACTGGGAGAAGGACGAAGGGAATTTC
TGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:2465
Chromosome Location19
LocusNot Available
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