CSPG4

GENE INFORMATION

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Gene name

CSPG4 (HGNC Symbol)

Synonyms

HMW-MAA, MCSP, MCSPG, MEL-CSPG, MSK16, NG2

Description

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (HGNC Symbol)

Entrez gene summary

A human melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan plays a role in stabilizing cell-substratum interactions during early events of melanoma cell spreading on endothelial basement membranes. CSPG4 represents an integral membrane chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan expressed by human malignant melanoma cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Chromosome

15

Cytoband

q24.2

Chromosome location (bp)

75674322 - 75712848

Protein evidence

Evidence at protein level (all genes)

Ensembl

ENSG00000173546 (version 78.38)

Entrez gene

1464

UniProt

Q6UVK1 (UniProt - Evidence at protein level)

neXtProt

NX_Q6UVK1

Antibodypedia

CSPG4 antibodies
 

PROTEIN VIEW

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CSPG4-001
 
 
 
 
 

PROTEIN INFORMATION

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Splice variant

Ensembl

UniProt

Protein class

Gene ontology

Length
(aa)

Molecular mass
(kDa)

Signal peptide
(predicted)

Transmembrane regions
(predicted)

CSPG4-001 ENSP00000312506
ENST00000308508
Q6UVK1
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