LUM Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

This gene encodes a member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family that includes decorin, biglycan, fibromodulin, keratocan, epiphycan, and osteoglycin. In these bifunctional molecules, the protein moiety binds collagen fibrils and the highly charged hydrophilic glycosaminoglycans regulate interfibrillar spacings. Lumican is the major keratan sulfate proteoglycan of the cornea but is also distributed in interstitial collagenous matrices throughout the body. Lumican may regulate collagen fibril organization and circumferential growth, corneal transparency, and epithelial cell migration and tissue repair. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

LUM: a member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family that includes decorin, biglycan, fibromodulin, keratocan, epiphycan, and osteoglycin. In these bifunctional molecules, the protein moiety binds collagen fibrils and the highly charged hydrophilic glycosaminoglycans regulate interfibrillar spacings. Lumican is the major keratan sulfate proteoglycan of the cornea but is also distributed in interstitial collagenous matrices throughout the body. Lumican may regulate collagen fibril organization and circumferential growth, corneal transparency, and epithelial cell migration and tissue repair. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Protein type: Secreted, signal peptide; Secreted

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 12q21.33

Cellular Component: extracellular matrix; extracellular space; lysosomal lumen; proteinaceous extracellular matrix; fibrillar collagen; Golgi lumen; extracellular region

Molecular Function: collagen binding; protein binding; extracellular matrix structural constituent

Biological Process: keratan sulfate metabolic process; extracellular matrix organization and biogenesis; collagen fibril organization; glycosaminoglycan metabolic process; visual perception; cartilage development; keratan sulfate biosynthetic process; carbohydrate metabolic process; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; pathogenesis; keratan sulfate catabolic process; response to organic cyclic substance