Crystal structure and carbohydrate-binding properties of the human cartilage glycoprotein-39
Fusetti, F., Pijning, T., Kalk, K.H., Bos, E., Dijkstra, B.W.(2003) J Biol Chem 278: 37753-37760
- PubMed: 12851408 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M303137200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1NWU, 1NWT, 1NWS, 1NWR - PubMed Abstract: 
The human cartilage glycoprotein-39 (HCgp-39 or YKL40) is expressed by synovial cells and macrophages during inflammation. Its precise physiological role is unknown. However, it has been proposed that HCgp-39 acts as an autoantigen in rheumatoid arthriti ...