Alternative Names
Coxsackievirus and Adenovirus Receptor; CAR; hCAR; CVB3-Binding Protein; Coxsackievirus B-Adenovirus Receptor; HCVADR; CXADR; CAR
Background
Coxsackievirus and Adenovirus Receptor (CAR) belongs to the CTX family of the Ig superfamily. CXADR is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein and expressed in pancreas, brain, heart, small intestine, testis, prostate. It is a receptor that mediates gene transfer and also act as an adhesion molecule within junctional complexes, notably between epithelial cells lining body cavities and within myocardial intercalated discs. CXADR contains an extracellular domain, a transmembrane helix and a C-terminal intracellular domain. The C-terminal interacts with few cytoplasmic junctional proteins, microtubules and the actin cytoskeleton.
Note
For Research Use Only , Not for Diagnostic Use.
