Antigens, CD44

Synonyms

Antigen, CD44

CD44 Antigen

CD44 Antigens

Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 8

Hyaluronan Binding Protein

Hyaluronan Receptor

Hyaluronan Receptors

Hyaluronan-Binding Protein

Hyaluronic Acid Binding Protein

Receptor, Hyaluronan

Receptors, Hyaluronan

Acidic sulfated integral membrane glycoproteins expressed in several alternatively spliced and variable glycosylated forms on a wide variety of cell types including mature T-cells, B-cells, medullary thymocytes, granulocytes, macrophages, erythrocytes, and fibroblasts. CD44 antigens are the principle cell surface receptors for hyaluronate and this interaction mediates binding of lymphocytes to high endothelial venules. (From Abbas et al., Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 2d ed, p156)