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Facts about Nephrocan.
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | Nepn |
| Uniprot: | Q9CQ76 |
| Entrez: | 66650 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family |

Nephrocan
Mass (kDA):
57.705 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 10|10 B3 |
| Sequence: | 10; |
Expressed at highest levels in the kidney, where it is primarily detected in the epithelial cells of distal tubules and collecting ducts, and more weakly in proximal epithelial cells. Expressed at lower levels in heart and lung (at protein level). Detected in skeletal muscle.

PMID: 16990280 by Mochida Y., et al. Nephrocan, a novel member of the small leucine-rich repeat protein family, is an inhibitor of transforming growth factor-beta signaling.
PMID: 17683524 by Hou J., et al. A systematic screen for genes expressed in definitive endoderm by Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE).