Gene:
chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (melanoma-associated)
Gene ID:
198642
Symbol:
CSPG4
Species:
1000
Description:
A human melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan plays a role in stabilizing cell-substratum interactions during early events of melanoma cell spreading on endothelial basement membranes. CSPG4 represents an integral membrane chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan expressed by human malignant melanoma cells.