Normal human tissues, in addition to some tumors, express multiple different CD44 isoforms.

At least 20 different isoforms of the human CD44 lymphocyte-homing receptor/hyaluronan receptor have been described to date that arise from the differential splicing of up to 10 alternative exons (termed v1-v10) encoding the membrane-proximal extracellular domain. Although numerous analyses at the m...

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Main Authors: Fox, S, Fawcett, J, Jackson, D, Collins, I, Gatter, K, Harris, A, Gearing, A, Simmons, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1994