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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2014; 20(7): 1694-1700
Published online Feb 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i7.1694
Table 1 Nomenclature and characterization of the Cyr61/CTGF/Nov family proteins
CCN proteins (synonyms)Chromosomal locationMolecular mass, kDa (number of amino acids)
CCN1 (Cyr61; CTGF-2; IGFBP-10/IBP-10; IGFBP-rP4; Cef-10)1p22.342.0 (381)
CCN2 (CTGF; IGFBP-8/IBP-8; IGFBP-rP2; hypertrophic chondrocyte-specific protein 24)6q23.138.1 (349)
CCN3 (Nov; IGFBP-9/IBP-9; IGFBP-rP3)8q24.139.2 (357)
CCN4 (WISP-1; Elm-1)8q24.2240.3 (367)
CCN5 (WISP-2; CTGF-3; CTGF-L; Cop-1)20q13.1226.8 (250)
CCN6 (WISP-3; LIBC)6q2139.3 (354)