Gene Information
Gene NameCSPG4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2322
Protein NamesChondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan NG2) (Melanoma chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan) (Melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000173546 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ6UVK1
Gene CardCSPG4
Uniprot IDQ6UVK1
PfamPF00054; PF02210
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.000182936)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CSPG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CSPG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CSPG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CSPG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cspg4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CSPG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cspg4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CSPG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected only in malignant melanoma cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8790396}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.033333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7ML7  (EM  3.17A  7N8X  (EM  3.40A  7N9Y  (EM  4.80A 
DBSNP rs8023621 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657};
Extracellular side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657}. Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657};
Extracellular side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657}. Cell projection, lamellipodium membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657};
Extracellular side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657}. Cell surface {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657}. Note=Localized at the apical plasma membrane it relocalizes to the lamellipodia of astrocytoma upon phosphorylation by PRKCA. Localizes to the retraction fibers. Localizes to the plasma membrane of oligodendrocytes (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00657, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8VHY0}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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