DCN Peptide - N-Terminal Region Blocking Peptide

This gene encodes a member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan family of proteins. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate the mature protein. This protein plays a role in collagen fibril assembly. Binding of this protein to multiple cell surface receptors mediates its role in tumor suppression, including a stimulatory effect on autophagy and inflammation and an inhibitory effect on angiogenesis and tumorigenesis. This gene and the related gene biglycan are thought to be the result of a gene duplication. Mutations in this gene are associated with congenital stromal corneal dystrophy in human patients. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]

DCN: May affect the rate of fibrils formation. Defects in DCN are the cause of congenital stromal corneal dystrophy (CSCD). Corneal dystrophies are inherited, bilateral, primary alterations of the cornea that are not associated with prior inflammation or secondary to systemic disease. Most show autosomal dominant inheritance. Belongs to the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family. SLRP class I subfamily. 5 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; Secreted, signal peptide; Secreted; Extracellular matrix

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 12q21.33

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

Molecular Function: collagen binding; glycosaminoglycan binding; extracellular matrix binding; protein N-terminus binding

Biological Process: skeletal muscle development; extracellular matrix organization and biogenesis; chondroitin sulfate biosynthetic process; wound healing; glycosaminoglycan metabolic process; pathogenesis; response to lipopolysaccharide; dermatan sulfate biosynthetic process; chondroitin sulfate metabolic process; extracellular matrix disassembly; organ morphogenesis; response to mechanical stimulus; carbohydrate metabolic process; chondroitin sulfate catabolic process; kidney development; peptide cross-linking via chondroitin 4-sulfate glycosaminoglycan; aging; placenta development

Disease: Corneal Dystrophy, Congenital Stromal