Recombinant Human CD44 antigen (CD44), Truncated

Uniprot Id

P16070

Target Species

Human

Target Name

CD44

Target Full Name

CD44 antigen

Target Function

Cell-surface receptor that plays a role in cell-cell interactions, cell adhesion and migration, helping them to sense and respond to changes in the tissue microenvironment. Participates thereby in a wide variety of cellular functions including the activation, recirculation and homing of T-lymphocytes, hematopoiesis, inflammation and response to bacterial infection. Engages, through its ectodomain, extracellular matrix components such as hyaluronan/HA, collagen, growth factors, cytokines or proteases and serves as a platform for signal transduction by assembling, via its cytoplasmic domain, protein complexes containing receptor kinases and membrane proteases. Such effectors include PKN2, the RhoGTPases RAC1 and RHOA, Rho-kinases and phospholipase C that coordinate signaling pathways promoting calcium mobilization and actin-mediated cytoskeleton reorganization essential for cell migration and adhesion.

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell projection, microvillus.

Target Tissue Specificity

Isoform 10 (epithelial isoform) is expressed by cells of epithelium and highly expressed by carcinomas. Expression is repressed in neuroblastoma cells.

Target Research Area

Immunology, Cancer

Target Synonyms

LHR; BA-1; CD 44; CD44; CD44 antigen; CD44 molecule (Indian blood group); CD44 molecule; CD44_HUMAN; CDw44; CDW44 antigen; Cell surface glycoprotein CD44; chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 8; CSPG8; ECMR-III; Epican; Extracellular matrix receptor III; GP90 lymphocyte homing/adhesion receptor; HCELL; hematopoietic cell E- and L-selectin ligand; Heparan sulfate proteoglycan; Hermes antigen; homing function and Indian blood group system; HSA; HUTCH-I; HUTCH1; HUTCHI; Hyaluronate receptor; IN; INLU-related p80 Glycoprotein; MC56; MDU2; MDU3; MGC10468; MIC4; MUTCH I; MUTCH1; PGP-1; PGP-I; PGP1; Phagocytic glycoprotein 1; Phagocytic glycoprotein I; Soluble CD44

Target Background

The protein encoded by this gene is a cell-surface glycoprotein involved in cell-cell interactions, cell adhesion and migration. It is a receptor for hyaluronic acid (HA) and can also interact with other ligands, such as osteopontin, collagens, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). This protein participates in a wide variety of cellular functions including lymphocyte activation, recirculation and homing, hematopoiesis, and tumor metastasis. Transcripts for this gene undergo complex alternative splicing that results in many functionally distinct isoforms, however, the full length nature of some of these variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing is the basis for the structural and functional diversity of this protein, and may be related to tumor metastasis.