Article
The CD44 protein family.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Mar 1998
Ponta H, Wainwright D, Herrlich P
Abstract excerpt
The designation CD44 describes a group of type I transmembrane proteins which share N-terminal and C-terminal sequences. These molecules differ in the central extracellular domain by the use of sequences encoded by ten variant exons which may be completely absent or included in various combinatio...
Topics
- Adult
- Alternative Splicing
- Animals
- Embryonic and Fetal Development
- Exons
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Hyaluronan Receptors
- Ligands
- Models, Biological
- Neoplasms