Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is a glycosaminoglycan which is an important structural component of the extracellular matrix and which links to proteins to form proteoglycans. Chondroitin sulfate E (CS-E) is an isomer of chondroitin sulfate in which the C-4 and C-6 hydroxyl groups are sulfated. This gene encodes a type II transmembrane glycoprotein that acts as a sulfotransferase to transfer sulfate to the C-6 hydroxal group of chondroitin sulfate. This gene has also been identified as being co-expressed with RAG1 in B-cells and as potentially acting as a B-cell surface signaling receptor. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012],
Golgi apparatus membrane ; Single-pass type II membrane protein . A small fraction may also be present at the cell surface, where it acts as a B-cell receptor.
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Tissue Expression:
Expressed in B-cell-enriched tissues but not in fetal or adult thymus. Expressed in fetal and adult spleen, lymph node, tonsil, bone marrow and peripheral leukocytes. Not expressed in T-cells. In pro-B, pre-B, and mature B-cell lines, it colocalizes with RAG1.