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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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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