Description
Product Characteristics:
Glypicans are glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored heparan sulphate proteoglycans, which are thought to modulate signalling by growth factors, including fibroblast growth factors and Wnts. Expression of glypican-4 has been reported in the mouse brain at embryonic day 7 and later stages.
Subcellular location: Secreted, Cell membrane, Extracellular matrix
Synonyms: Glypican 4, Glypican proteoglycan 4, Gpc4, K Glypican, K-glypican, Secreted glypican 4, GPC4_HUMAN.
Target Information: Cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans are composed of a membrane-associated protein core substituted with a variable number of heparan sulfate chains. Members of the glypican-related integral membrane proteoglycan family (GRIPS) contain a core protein anchored to the cytoplasmic membrane via a glycosyl phosphatidylinositol linkage. These proteins may play a role in the control of cell division and growth regulation. The GPC4 gene is adjacent to the 3' end of GPC3 and may also play a role in Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]