Gene Information
Gene NameNCAN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1321
Protein NamesNeurocan core protein (Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 3)
Target Nameneurocan core protein
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000130287 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO14594
Gene CardNCAN
Uniprot IDO14594
PfamPF00008; PF00059; PF00084; PF07686; PF00193
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.809468156)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ncan ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ncan ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBCAN, HAPLN1, ACAN, HAPLN3, VCAN, HAPLN2, HAPLN4
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, amygdala, caudate.nucleus, cerebellum, hippocampus, hypothalamus, nucleus.accumbens, putamen
Tissue SpecificityBrain.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2228601  rs2228603  rs1064389 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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