Gene Information
Gene NameBCAN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length911
Protein NamesBrevican core protein (Brain-enriched hyaluronan-binding protein) (BEHAB) (Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 7)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000132692 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ96GW7
Gene CardBCAN
Uniprot IDQ96GW7
PfamPF00008; PF00059; PF00084; PF07686; PF00193
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.497736539)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bcan ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bcan ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BCAN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsHAPLN1, NCAN, ACAN, HAPLN3, VCAN, HAPLN2, HAPLN4
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the retina, specifically in the inner nuclear layer, inner plexiform layer and ganglion cell layer (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29777959}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs12065791  rs1056695 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.;
[Isoform 2]: Membrane;
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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