Results for VCAN

General Information

Gene ID 1462
Gene Symbol VCAN
Gene Name versican
Gene Type protein-coding
Cytoband 5q14.3
Ensembl ID ENSG00000038427
#miR regulators 3
Omim ID 118661 143200
Gene ontology GO:0007155: cell adhesion
GO:0005975: carbohydrate metabolic process
GO:0007275: multicellular organismal development
GO:0007507: heart development
GO:0008037: cell recognition
GO:0008347: glial cell migration
GO:0030198: extracellular matrix organization
GO:0030203: glycosaminoglycan metabolic process
GO:0030204: chondroitin sulfate metabolic process
GO:0030206: chondroitin sulfate biosynthetic process
GO:0030207: chondroitin sulfate catabolic process
GO:0030208: dermatan sulfate biosynthetic process
GO:0044281: small molecule metabolic process
GO:0005576: extracellular region
GO:0005578: proteinaceous extracellular matrix
GO:0005615: extracellular space
GO:0005796: Golgi lumen
GO:0031012: extracellular matrix
GO:0043202: lysosomal lumen
GO:0005509: calcium ion binding
GO:0030246: carbohydrate binding
GO:0005539: glycosaminoglycan binding
GO:0005540: hyaluronic acid binding
KEGG pathways 4514: Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs)

PubMed abstracts associated with VCAN

PMID Title Tumor Value
7531202 Repression of a malignant cell-substratum adhesion phenotype by inhibiting the production of the anti-adhesive proteoglycan, PG-M/versican. no no
16540432 Transforming growth factor-beta as a key molecule triggering the expression of versican isoforms v0 and v1, hyaluronan synthase-2 and synthesis of hyaluronan in malignant osteosarcoma cells. no no
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