CD44 Monoclonal Antibody

Receptor for hyaluronic acid (HA) . Mediates cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions through its affinity for HA, and possibly also through its affinity for other ligands such as osteopontin, collagens, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) . Adhesion with HA plays an important role in cell migration, tumor growth and progression. Also involved in lymphocyte activation, recirculation and homing, and in hematopoiesis. Altered expression or dysfunction causes numerous pathogenic phenotypes. Great protein heterogeneity due to numerous alternative splicing and post-translational modification events.

LHR; BA-1; CD 44; CD44 antigen; CD44 molecule; CD44_HUMAN; CDw44; Cell surface glycoprotein CD44; chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 8; ECMR-III; Epican; Extracellular matrix receptor III; GP90 lymphocyte homing/adhesion receptor; hematopoietic cell E- and L-selectin ligand; Heparan sulfate proteoglycan; Hermes antigen; homing function and Indian blood group system; HSA; HUTCH-I; HUTCH1; Hyaluronate receptor; MDU2; MDU3; MIC4; MUTCH1; PGP-1; PGP1; Phagocytic glycoprotein 1; Phagocytic glycoprotein I; CD44 antigen isoform 1 precursor.