Table 1

Glypicans in humans and Drosophila

Gene name

Synonyms

Location

Gene accession number (GenBank)

Number of amino acids

Reference

Human

GPC1

Glypican

2q35-37

NM_002081

558

[40]

GPC2

Cerebroglycan

7q22.1

NM_152742

579

[41]

GPC3

OCI-5, MXR7

Xq26

NM_004484

580

[42]

GPC4

K-glypican

Xq26.1

NM_001448

556

[9]

GPC5

13q32

NM_004466.3

572

[43]

GPC6

13q32

NM_005708.2

555

[44]

Drosophila

Dally

3L,66E1-66E3

NM_079259.2

626

[45]

Dally-like protein (Dlp)

3L,70E5-70E7

NM_206353.1

939

[46]

Filmus et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:224   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-5-224