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

versican (Vcan), versican a (vcana), versican (VCAN), versican b (vcanb), versican (vcan), versican (LOC100008666)

Other aliases include:

Cspg2, br146, cspg2, cspg2a, sb:cb63, versican, VCAN, CSPG2, dcan, cspg2b, fb99b07, wu:fb99b07, wgn, ervr, pg-m, wgn1, Xversican, WGN, ERVR, GHAP, PG-M, WGN1, DKFZp686K06110, NG2, hdf, DPEAAE, PG-M(V0), PG-M(V1), 9430051N09, 5430420N07Rik, LOC100008666

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

versican – chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 2 (versican) – versican a – chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 2a – versican b – dermacan – chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 2b – chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 2 – versican proteoglycan – glial hyaluronate-binding protein – versican core protein – heart defect – PG-M core protein – large fibroblast proteoglycan – chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core protein 2 – Versican core protein precursor (Large fibroblast proteoglycan) (Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core protein 2) (PG-M) – proteoglycan – versican core protein-like

Versican fulfills a number of functions:

GTP binding – binding – calcium ion binding – hyaluronic acid binding – low-density lipoprotein binding – sugar binding

Versican is relevant to the following processes:

SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane – axon regeneration – cell adhesion – cell motion – heart development – response to wounding – biological_process – intramembranous ossification – skeletal system development – cell recognition – multicellular organismal development – ureteric bud development

Locations for Versican:

extracellular matrix – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – cellular_component – extracellular region

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology