podocan (PODN)

Function

• binds to type 1 collagen

Structure

• N-glycosylated
• belongs to the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family, class V subfamily.
• contains 20 LRR repeats (leucine-rich repeats)

Compartment

extracellular matrix

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

• kidney, heart, liver, pancreas, vascular smooth muscle cells Distinguish from podocin

More general terms

• matrix protein
• glycoprotein

Additional terms

• podocin (NPHS2)

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608661
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q7Z5L7.html