Acidic sulfated integral membrane glycoproteins expressed in several alternatively spliced and variable glycosylated forms on a wide variety of cell types including mature T-cells, B-cells, medullary THYMOCYTES; GRANULOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; erythrocytes, and fibroblasts. Their interaction with HYALURONIC ACID mediates binding of lymphocytes to high endothelial VENULES.
Also Known As:
CD44 Antigen; Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 8; Hyaluronan Receptor; Hyaluronic Acid Binding Protein; Antigen, CD44; Hyaluronan Binding Protein; Receptor, Hyaluronan; Antigens, CD44; CD44 Antigens; Hyaluronan-Binding Protein; Receptors, Hyaluronan