| Post Translational Modifications | Contains mostly chondroitin sulfate, but also keratan sulfate chains, N-linked and O-linked oligosaccharides. The release of aggrecan fragments from articular cartilage into the synovial fluid at all stages of human osteoarthritis is the result of cleavage by aggrecanase. |
| Function | This proteoglycan is a major component of extracellular matrix of cartilagenous tissues. A major function of this protein is to resist compression in cartilage. It binds avidly to hyaluronic acid via an N-terminal globular region. |
| Protein Name | Aggrecan Core ProteinCartilage-Specific Proteoglycan Core ProteinCspcpChondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan Core Protein 1Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 1 Cleaved Into - Aggrecan Core Protein 2 |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-1474228Reactome: R-HSA-2022854Reactome: R-HSA-2022857Reactome: R-HSA-3000178Reactome: R-HSA-3656225Reactome: R-HSA-3656243Reactome: R-HSA-3656244 |
| Cellular Localisation | SecretedExtracellular SpaceExtracellular Matrix |
| Alternative Protein Names | Aggrecan Core Protein proteinCartilage-Specific Proteoglycan Core Protein proteinCspcp proteinChondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan Core Protein 1 proteinChondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 1 Cleaved Into - Aggrecan Core Protein 2 proteinACAN proteinAGC1 proteinCSPG1 proteinMSK16 protein |
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