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Bos taurus Gene: PRG4
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-637552.3
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol PRG4
Gene Name Uncharacterized protein
Synonyms lubricin; MSF
Species Bos taurus
Ensembl Gene ENSBTAG00000011932
Encoded Proteins
IDBP-689594
proteoglycan 4
IDBP-689598
proteoglycan 4
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
Entrez Gene
Summary This gene does not have any Entrez summary - the following is the summary from its human ortholog ENSG00000116690:
The protein encoded by this gene is a large proteoglycan specifically synthesized by chondrocytes located at the surface of articular cartilage, and also by some synovial lining cells. This protein contains both chondroitin sulfate and keratan sulfate glycosaminoglycans. It functions as a boundary lubricant at the cartilage surface and contributes to the elastic absorption and energy dissipation of synovial fluid. Mutations in this gene result in camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis syndrome. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 16:68870182-68886786
Strand Forward strand
Band
Transcripts
ENSBTAT00000015839 ENSBTAP00000015839
ENSBTAT00000064366 ENSBTAP00000054664
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
They are also associated with 2 interaction(s) predicted by orthology.
Predicted by orthology
Total 2 [view]
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0005044 scavenger receptor activity
GO:0030247 polysaccharide binding
Biological Process
GO:0006898 receptor-mediated endocytosis
GO:0006955 immune response
GO:0042127 regulation of cell proliferation
GO:0045409 negative regulation of interleukin-6 biosynthetic process
GO:0071425 hematopoietic stem cell proliferation
Cellular Component
GO:0005615 extracellular space
Orthologs
Species
Homo sapiens
Mus musculus
Gene ID
Gene Order
ENSG00000116690
View Gene Order
ENSMUSG00000006014
View Gene Order
Cross-References
SwissProt
TrEMBL
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene
UniGene
RefSeq
HUGO
OMIM
CCDS
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL
GenPept
RNA Seq Atlas

If you use InnateDB for your research, please cite the following publication:

Breuer et al., InnateDB: systems biology of innate immunity and beyond - recent updates and continuing curation. Nucl. Acids Res. (2013) 41 (D1) 

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