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

biglycan (BGN), biglycan (Bgn), biglycan (bgn), zgc:77123 (zgc:77123), biglycan (LOC100008663), biglycan (LOC100033879)

Other aliases include:

PGI, DSPG1, PG-S1, SLRR1A, BG, BSPG1, BGN, zgc:91989, xbgn, MGC84390, MGC147411, bgn, MGC77123, LOC100008663, LOC100033879, DKFZp468I2427

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

biglycan – biglycan proteoglycan – bone/cartilage proteoglycan-I – small leucine-rich protein 1A – dermatan sulphate proteoglycan I – OTTMUSP00000019246 – bone/cartilage proteclycan 1 – Small proteoglycan I (biglycan), bone (BSPG1) (bone/cartilage proteclycan 1 precursor)

Biglycan fulfills a number of functions:

extracellular matrix structural constituent – protein binding – extracellular matrix binding – glycosaminoglycan binding

Biglycan is relevant to the following processes:

biological_process – peptide cross-linking via chondroitin 4-sulfate glycosaminoglycan – blood vessel remodeling

Locations for Biglycan:

extracellular region – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – transport vesicle – cell surface – extracellular matrix – intracellular part – sarcolemma

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology