Syndecan-2 (SDC2) Human Active Protein

The protein encoded by this gene is a transmembrane (type I) heparan sulfate proteoglycan and is a member of the syndecan proteoglycan family. The syndecans mediate cell binding, cell signaling, and cytoskeletal organization and syndecan receptors are required for internalization of the HIV-1 tat protein. The syndecan-2 protein functions as an integral membrane protein and participates in cell proliferation, cell migration and cell-matrix interactions via its receptor for extracellular matrix proteins. Altered syndecan-2 expression has been detected in several different tumor types. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

syndecan-2: a heparan sulfate proteoglycan type I membrane protein that belongs to the syndecan proteoglycan family. Preferentially expressed in cells of mesenchymal origin. Is tyrosine phosphorylated and forms a complex with EphB2 in mouse brain. Plays a role in mediating adhesion and proliferation of colon carcinoma cells.

Protein type: Cell adhesion; Cell surface; Membrane protein, integral; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 8q22-q23

Cellular Component: lysosomal lumen; cell soma; Golgi lumen; integral to membrane; plasma membrane; synapse

Molecular Function: protein binding; PDZ domain binding

Biological Process: axon guidance; phototransduction, visible light; extracellular matrix organization and biogenesis; wound healing; glycosaminoglycan metabolic process; dendrite morphogenesis; regulation of dendrite morphogenesis; pathogenesis; response to caffeine; chondroitin sulfate metabolic process; glycosaminoglycan biosynthetic process; glycosaminoglycan catabolic process; carbohydrate metabolic process; ephrin receptor signaling pathway; response to hypoxia; retinoid metabolic process