Protein Name versican
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 13003
Gene Symbol

Vcan

UniProt Q8BS97 (Q8BS97_MOUSE), E9PYH0 (E9PYH0_MOUSE), E9QMK3 (E9QMK3_MOUSE), G3XA35 (G3XA35_MOUSE), E9QMK2 (E9QMK2_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 33
Total Number of Articles : 42
Description

versican

Gene Summary

Enables protein phosphatase binding activity. Involved in ureteric bud development. Acts upstream of or within heart development. Located in extracellular matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; heart; and jaw. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in intracranial aneurysm. Orthologous to human VCAN (versican). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, May 2025]

synonyms
  • versican core protein
  • PG-M core protein
  • chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core protein 2
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Properties