The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Aggrecan across different species:

aggrecan (ACAN), aggrecan (Acan), aggrecan (LOC100380783)

Other aliases include:

AGC1, SEDK, AGCAN, CSPG1, MSK16, CSPGCP, Agc, cmd, Agc1, Cspg1, ACAN

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Aggrecan:

aggrecan – large aggregating proteoglycan – chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 1 – cartilage-specific proteoglycan core protein – aggrecan 1 – aggrecan, structural proteoglycan of cartilage – aggrecan epidermal growth factor-like domain-1 – aggrecan 1 (chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 1, large aggregating proteoglycan, antigen identified by monoclonal antibody A0122) – chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core protein – aggrecan core protein – aggrecan interglobular domain – cartilage aggregating proteoglycan – large aggregating proteoglycan, antigen – aggrecan core protein-like

Aggrecan fulfills a number of functions:

binding – extracellular matrix structural constituent – hyaluronic acid binding – sugar binding – protein binding – calcium ion binding

Aggrecan is relevant to the following processes:

cell adhesion – proteolysis – skeletal system development – cartilage condensation – chondrocyte development – collagen fibril organization – proteoglycan biosynthetic process – central nervous system development

Locations for Aggrecan:

extracellular region – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – basement membrane – extracellular matrix

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology