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Symbol BCAN contributors: - updated : 30-06-2007
HGNC name brevican
HGNC id 23059
EXPRESSION
Type restricted
constitutive of
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Digestiveintestinelarge intestinecolon  
Nervousbrainforebraincerebral cortex highly
 spinal cord    
Reproductivefemale systemuteruscervix  
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES globular
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • EGF-like domain
  • Immuloglobulin domain V type and C type
  • Sushi domain
  • C type lectin or carbohydrate domain recognition
  • HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY lectican family of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan
    CATEGORY secretory , structural protein
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
    text extracellular matrix
    basic FUNCTION
  • having sugar binding, hyaluronic acid binding activities
  • may be playing a role in both brain development and glioma
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    inhibited by MMP-1,-2,-3,-7,-8,-10,-13 and ADAMTS4
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in glioma, cleavage of the Glu(395)-Ser(396) bond of brevican, is thought to be important for glioma cell invasion
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS