CD44

CD44 is a cell-surface glycoprotein that plays a role in cell-cell interactions, cell adhesion and migration. CD44 is a receptor for hyaluronic acid and also interacts with other ligands, such as osteopontin, collagens, and matrix metalloproteinases. CD44 participates in a wide variety of cellular functions such as lymphocyte activation, recirculation and homing, hematopoiesis, and tumor metastasis.

CD44 produced in Sf9 Baculovirus cells is a single, glycosylated polypeptide chain (21-220 a.a.) and fused to a 239 aa hIgG-His-tag at C-terminus containing a total of 439 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 49kDa.

CD44 shows multiple bands between 57-70kDa on SDS-PAGE, reducing conditions and purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.