UniprotKB/SwissProt ID: Q5FWI3 (Q5FWI3)
Gene Name:
Cemip2
Organism: Mus musculus (Mouse)
Function: Cell surface hyaluronidase that mediates the initial cleavage of extracellular high-molecular-weight hyaluronan into intermediate-size hyaluronan of approximately 5 kDa fragments (PubMed:28246172, PubMed:37196767, PubMed:37527776). Very specific to hyaluronan; not able to cleave chondroitin sulfate or dermatan sulfate (PubMed:28246172). Has an essential function in systemic hyaluronan catabolism and turnover and regulates cell adhesion and migration via hyaluronan degradation at focal adhesion sites (PubMed:33647313, PubMed:34624311). Acts as a regulator of angiogenesis and heart morphogenesis by mediating degradation of extracellular hyaluronan, thereby regulating VEGF signaling (By similarity)
Other Modifications: View all modification sites in dbPTM
Protein Subcellular Localization: Cell membrane
|
|
|
