Anti-Syndecan 1 Antibody [JM11-21]

Syndecan-1 (SYND1), also designated CD138, is a type I integral membrane proteoglycan that contains both chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate groups. It is expressed in mouse on pre-B cells, immature B cells and plasma cells. Syndecan-1 is also found on the basolateral surfaces of epithelial cells, endothelial cells of sprouting capillaries and embryonic condensing mesenchymal cells. Syndecan-1 functions as an extracellular matrix receptor which binds to collagens, Fibronectin and Thrombospondin. It has been shown to co-localize with Actin-rich filaments and may act to link the cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix.