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'''CD44''' is a glycoprotein involved in cell-cell interactions.  CD44 is a receptor of hyaluronic acid (HA).  CD44 undergoes post-translational modification.  Its sialofucosylation changes it to a form which directs migration of stem cells to bone marrow.
'''CD44''' is a glycoprotein involved in cell-cell interactions.  CD44 is a receptor of hyaluronic acid (HA).  CD44 undergoes post-translational modification.  Its sialofucosylation changes it to a form which directs migration of stem cells to bone marrow.


==3D structures of CD44==


[[1uuh]] – hCD44 hyaluronan-binding domain – human<br />
[[1uuh]] – hCD44 hyaluronan-binding domain – human<br />

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Structure of mouse CD44 hyaluronan-binding domain complex with 8-mer HA (PDB entry 2jcq)

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CD44 is a glycoprotein involved in cell-cell interactions. CD44 is a receptor of hyaluronic acid (HA). CD44 undergoes post-translational modification. Its sialofucosylation changes it to a form which directs migration of stem cells to bone marrow.

3D structures of CD443D structures of CD44

1uuh – hCD44 hyaluronan-binding domain – human
1poz, 2i83 - hCD44 hyaluronan-binding domain – NMR
2jcp - mCD44 hyaluronan-binding domain – mouse
2jcq, 2jcr - mCD44 hyaluronan-binding domain + 8-mer HA

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