SDC4

Syndecan 4

PDB rendering based on 1ejp.
Identifiers
Symbols SDC4; MGC22217; SYND4
External IDs OMIM600017 MGI1349164 HomoloGene31121 GeneCards: SDC4 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 6385 20971
Ensembl ENSG00000124145 ENSMUSG00000017009
UniProt P31431 Q3U5S6
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002999.3 NM_011521.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_002990.2 NP_035651.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 20:
43.95 – 43.98 Mb
Chr 2:
164.25 – 164.27 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Syndecan-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SDC4 gene.[1][2]

Contents

Gene

This gene is found on chromosome 20, while a pseudogene has been found on chromosome 22.[3]

Function

Syndecan-4 is a transmembrane (type I) heparan sulfate proteoglycan that functions as a receptor in intracellular signaling. The protein is found as a homodimer and is a member of the syndecan proteoglycan family.[3]

Clinical significance

Osteoarthritis

Syndecan-4 is upregulated in osteoarthritis and inhibition of syndecan-4 reduces cartilage destruction in mouse models of OA.[4]

See Sindecán-4 at the spanish Wikipedia

References

  1. ^ Kojima T, Inazawa J, Takamatsu J, Rosenberg RD, Saito H (Mar 1993). "Human ryudocan core protein: molecular cloning and characterization of the cDNA, and chromosomal localization of the gene". Biochem Biophys Res Commun 190 (3): 814–22. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1993.1122. PMID 7916598. 
  2. ^ David G, van der Schueren B, Marynen P, Cassiman JJ, van den Berghe H (Sep 1992). "Molecular cloning of amphiglycan, a novel integral membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan expressed by epithelial and fibroblastic cells". J Cell Biol 118 (4): 961–9. doi:10.1083/jcb.118.4.961. PMC 2289559. PMID 1500433. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2289559. 
  3. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: SDC4 syndecan 4". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6385. 
  4. ^ Hass MJ (Sept 2009). "SDC4: OA joint effort". SciBX 2 (34). doi:10.1038/scibx.2009.1297. 

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