NCAN
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Neurocan core protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NCAN gene.
Gene data
NCAN- Name
- neurocan
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- CSPG3
Neurocan is a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan thought to be involved in the modulation of cell adhesion and migration.[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2002].
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neurocan
- Symbol
- NCAN
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 19:19,211,948-19,252,247
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
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Wikidata facts
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- HomoloGene ID
- 3229
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/1463
- genomic start
- 19211958
- genomic end
- 19363042
- cytogenetic location
- 19p13.11
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- Role in bipolar disorder
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Neurocan core protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NCAN gene.
Neurocan is a member of the lectican / chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan protein families and consists of neurocan core protein and chondroitin sulfate. It is thought to be involved in the modulation of cell adhesion and migration.
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